Broward County Students Continue Academic Gains In 2008 FCAT Writing+ Test
Published June 17th, 2008
Broward County Public Schools fourth, eighth and tenth-grade students continued to achieve academic gains in the 2008 FCAT Writing+ Test, in accordance with their performance over the past years, according to Broward County School District officials.
The FCAT Writing+ test has two components- an essay section and a multiple choice section. The essay section is either an expository or narrative in grade four and either expository or persuasive in grades eight and ten.
The percentage of Broward County students scoring 3.5 or better on the essay portion of the FCAT Writing+ test was 87 percent for the fourth-grade level (77 percent for the state), 92 percent at the eighth-grade level (88 percent for the state), and 84 percent at the tenth-grade level (78 percent for the state).
Overall, 123 Broward elementary schools, 32 middle schools, and 28 high schools had scores that either matched or surpassed state marks, based on the essay exam.
Broward County Public Schools’ fourth-grade students averaged the highest Writing+ test marks, when compared to the state’s four other largest school districts, based on achievement levels and essay scores. The District’s eighth-grade Writing+ scores were second among the state’s largest districts, behind only Hillsborough County (Tampa), and the District’s tenth-grade Writing+ scores were also the highest among the state’s largest districts.
District officials plan to examine the curriculum and instructional methods employed at those schools where students performed best on the FCAT Writing test to fine-tune the writing instructional programs at all Broward schools.
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