The state decides what the end-of-course exams will assess.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gerald Bracey: Schools as the Locus of Some Social Conflicts, Not the Cause] Reference

We will also have an end-of-course picnic at a location TBA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Riding the Evolution-Design Roller Coaster - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Faculty and students do not say much about these end-of-course examinations.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Purposes of a University Education] Reference

She said Texas would soon require end-of-course tests for all high school core subjects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Me vs. smartest critic of AP in low-income schools] Reference

Q: What do you think of AP programs where relatively small shares of students take the end-of-course test?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coffee with College Board President Caperton] Reference

In some cases you can pass a Virginia end-of-course test even though you get nearly half the questions wrong.    From Wordnik.com.  [Me vs. smartest critic of AP in low-income schools] Reference

Similarly, Colorado strengthened its state standards and is in the process of implementing end-of-course exams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ken James: Contrary to Conventional Wisdom, States Are Leading the Way in Education Reform] Reference

As for grading, it puzzles me as someone who teaches undergraduates why law schools favor single, end-of-course essayexams.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Teaching to Different Learning Styles in Law School] Reference

As for grading, it puzzles me as someone who teaches undergraduates why law schools favor single, end-of-course essay exams.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Teaching to Different Learning Styles in Law School] Reference

Note that the direction here is largely end-of-course exams, which more states are talking about doing and some actually implementing.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Standards, National Tests, National Stupidity] Reference

In concept, end-of-course exams are not a bad idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference

They hope to do equally well when end-of-course STAR testing begins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, TX Homepage] Reference

In addition to taking the end-of-course exams, students would take a.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

"The end-of-course tests would be a higher standard," Simington said.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Florida plans to field-test algebra and geometry end-of-course exams in.    From Wordnik.com.  [SplicedFeed] Reference

Nationally, end-of-course exams have become trendy, though still not widespread.    From Wordnik.com.  [SplicedFeed] Reference

"The end-of-course assessments will take care of the question about final exams," Powers said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Times Record News Stories] Reference

STAAR includes 12 end-of-course exams in English, math, science and social studies in high school.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference

Colorado strengthened its state standards and is in the process of implementing end-of-course exams.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

"At the high school level, I don't think (taking end-of-course exams) is a bad idea at all," Adams said.    From Wordnik.com.  [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference

A group of bipartisan legislators propose a bill to phase out the FCAT for end-of-course exams by 2014-2015.    From Wordnik.com.  [WTSP.com 10 Connects Local News] Reference

About one in three ninth-graders failed the Algebra I end-of-course test in a trial run in May and December.    From Wordnik.com.  [theadvertiser.com -] Reference

He notes how EOG and end-of-course scores have declined over time ins even of 10 minority achievement categories.    From Wordnik.com.  [ Observer: Home Page] Reference

At the high school level, Loganville placed ninth in the state in improvements on the end-of-course test for U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Walton Tribune: News] Reference

Florida educators have made trips to New York and Virginia, which have comprehensive, end-of-course test programs.    From Wordnik.com.  [SplicedFeed] Reference

FCAT is terrible, but now the proposal is to have people in Tallahassee write end-of-course tests for our teachers!.    From Wordnik.com.  [naplesnews.com Stories] Reference

Also, y'all know that TAKS is on the way out and we're switching to end-of-course assessments for high school, right?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pounding The Rock] Reference

Schaeffer said Florida's steps toward end-of-course exams could be positive, but a lot depends on how the test is used.    From Wordnik.com.  [EducationNews.org] Reference

Some teachers believe the end-of-course exams will give a truer representation of a teacher's abilities in the classroom.    From Wordnik.com.  [WTSP.com 10 Connects Local News] Reference

Under HB 473, educators, parents and community leaders will spend the next three years developing the end-of-course exams.    From Wordnik.com.  [WTSP.com 10 Connects Local News] Reference

The ABCs of Public Education report is based on results of end-of-grade and end-of-course tests taken in grades 3 through 12.    From Wordnik.com.  [Local News from Wilmington Star News] Reference

Like Florida, a number of the states developing end-of-course exams plan to use them in place of basic high-school "exit exams.".    From Wordnik.com.  [SplicedFeed] Reference

As the House proposed, the new end-of-course exams for algebra I, geometry and biology would replace high school math and science.    From Wordnik.com.  [SplicedFeed] Reference

He said the math delay would give the system a chance to catch up with the switch to end-of-course exams for algebra and geometry.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News Tribune Blogs] Reference

With approval from the Legislature, the new end-of-course exams would replace some FCAT sections now given to high-school students.    From Wordnik.com.  [SplicedFeed] Reference

Florida, never shy about using standardized tests, is stepping into the latest trend: end-of-course exams for high-school students.    From Wordnik.com.  [SplicedFeed] Reference

For the first time, students will take end-of-course exams in individual math subjects instead of the more comprehensive HSPE math test.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference

This year's seventh graders, the Class of 2015, will be the first class required to meet end-of-course testing requirements to graduate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference

Senate Bill 6 will tie teacher pay raises to the FCAT or end-of-course exams the Florida Department of Education is currently developing.    From Wordnik.com.  [WFTV.com - Local News] Reference

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pressing ahead with a plan to replace the test with a series of standardized end-of-course exams.    From Wordnik.com.  [EducationNews.org] Reference