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Direct linkKing, Jean A.; Rohmer-Hirt, Johnna A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
From the 1980s to the present, educational accountability in the United States has grown dramatically. Such accountability in U.S. school districts, although driven primarily by external demands, has internal manifestations as well. The chapter traces the historical development of internal evaluation in American school districts, then highlights…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Testing Programs, Standardized Tests, School Districts
Download full textHaney, Walt – 1982
A needs assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is presented. It deals with cost, design and technical issues, and utility. Suggestions include cost reduction via assessment schedule cutbacks and re-use of released NAEP exercises; and a shift from federal to private funding by selling NAEP exercises with interpretative…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Boruch, Robert F. – 1982
This report concerns the governance of the structure of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), especially the law and the role of the Assessment Policy Committee (APC). The major sources of evidence include interviews with APC members and National Institute of Education (NIE) staff, minutes of APC meetings and historical documents…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Policy Information Center. – 1992
To facilitate the discussion of national education standards, this workbook extracts examples of education standards from eight documents that describe what students should be taught, or what they should know or be able to do in various subjects. These examples illustrate and document some existing standards, and should help policy makers sharpen…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advanced Placement Programs, British National Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation
White, Sheida – 1994
This document presents an overview of the frameworks developed for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at grades 4, 8, and 12 in reading, United States history, geography, mathematics, and science. The critical elements of NAEP framework material for the five subject areas are brought together for planning and policy formation…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cognitive Measurement, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation
Shepard, Lorrie; And Others – 1993
One year before the National Education Summit, Congress had reauthorized the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and created a National Assessment Governing Board to develop and oversee policy for the NAEP. In conjunction with the call to establish national education goals, efforts are being made to establish standards for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students
