(FCAT) Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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After reviewing the data from Sea View School District, Palm Elementary School scored a level 1 on the state achievement test. in 2002, “President George W. Bush signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which made standardized testing the measurement tool for educational accountability” (Baker, 2010). The (FCAT) Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is Florida’s measurement tool for student, teacher, and schools. Palm scored a level 1 on the FCAT, by examining the data it is clear that the student body needs remediation in the following areas: comprehension and vocabulary.
The first school while instructional area of focus is Vocabulary. Based on the FCAT score, students need scaffolding in word/phrases. According to Beck, McKeown,