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Improving the Measurement of School Climate Using Item Response Theory
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Sarah Lindstrom Johnson; Ray E. Reichenberg; Kathan Shukla; Tracy E. Waasdorp; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2019
The U.S. government has become increasingly focused on school climate, as recently evidenced by its inclusion as an accountability indicator in the Every Student Succeeds Act. Yet, there remains considerable variability in both conceptualizing and measuring school climate. To better inform the research and practice related to school climate and…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Educational Environment, Accountability, Educational Legislation
A Validity Argument in Support of the Use of College Admissions Test Scores for Federal Accountability
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Camara, Wayne J.; Mattern, Krista; Croft, Michelle; Vispoel, Sara; Nichols, Paul – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2019
In 2018, 26 states administered a college admissions test to all public school juniors. Nearly half of those states proposed to use those scores as their academic achievement indicators for federal accountability under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); many others are planning to use those scores for other accountability purposes.…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Accountability, Scores, Academic Achievement