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Download full textHerman, Joan L.; Baker, Eva L.; Linn, Robert L. – Center for Research on Evaluation Standards and Student Testing CRESST, 2004
This focus of this newsletter asserts that if one accepts that accountability systems are intended to serve both symbolic and technical functions, one can ask how well they are operating symbolically to motivate action and how well they are doing in providing adequate technical information to support intended inferences. In this column, it is…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Performance Based Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
Baker, Eva L.; Linn, Robert L.; Herman, Joan L.; Koretz, Daniel – 2002
This document presents standards for educational accountability systems that represent models of practice derived from three perspectives: research knowledge, practical experience, and ethical considerations. These standards should be conceived of as targets for state and local systems and as criteria to judge proposed models of accountability…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Linn, Robert L.; Baker, Eva L. – 1996
During the past 6 years, under a contract from the National Center for Education Statistics, a Technical Review Panel has overseen and conducted a series of research studies addressing a range of validity questions relevant to the various uses and interpretations of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Study topics included: (1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Educational Policy
Baker, Eva L.; Linn, Robert L. – 1992
The use of portfolio assessment as a method of evaluating the writing competence of elementary school students was studied. The study contained two components: (1) an empirical study of the utility and meaningfulness of using an analytic rubric developed for the evaluation of traditional writing samples to score student portfolios; and (2) a…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods
