A Summary of Participation and Achievement Information as Reported by State Migrant Education Programs for Fiscal Year 1985. Volume 2: Achievement.

This is the second of two volumes of a report summarizing participation and achievement information from the 1984-85 school year of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program. This volume presents achievement information provided by state education agencies. Because of language and mobility problems, scores of migrant students were typically underrepresented. State data inconsistency, incompatibility, and inadequacy also contributed to an incomplete description of migrant achievement. No attempt was made to develop a national profile. The volume presents state-by-state achievement summaries. Where possible, the summaries include the number of students represented in the evaluation, test results by the area and term for all grades combined, the type of testing schedule and data reported, the type of scoring or measurement used, and the methods used to compile the data. Achievement data were received from 37 states. This figure includes 30 of the 48 states offering regular-term programs and 20 of 41 states offering summer-term programs. Most states submitted achievement information based on results from all participating education agencies. A few states provided information obtained from samplings. Typically, achievement information was reported using normal curve equivalent (NCE) scores obtained from norm-referenced evaluations. Data were usually provided for reading and mathematics. The summaries are based on material provided in the state performance reports for the ECIA Chapter 1 program, on telephone contacts with state offices, and on information from State Chapter 1 Migrant Evaluation Reports. (TES)