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Download full textStecher, Brian M.; Barron, Sheila L.; Chun, Tammi; Ross, Karen – 2000
The effects of Washington state education reforms on schools and classrooms were studied through surveys completed by about 150 elementary and middle school principals and about 400 writing and mathematics teachers in grades 4 and 7, the grades in which students take the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) tests. The surveys asked…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
Stecher, Brian M.; Hamilton, Eric G. – 1994
In 1991-92 Vermont initiated a statewide portfolio assessment program in mathematics and writing in grades 4 and 8. An evaluation of the program found mixed results--although the portfolio scores were unreliable for individual or school-level reporting and teachers had concerns about implementation, the assessment had marked positive effects on…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Grade 4, Grade 8, Inservice Teacher Education
