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Jensen, Ben; Sonnemann, Julie; Roberts-Hull, Katie; Hunter, Amélie – National Center on Education and the Economy, 2016
This report illustrates how four high-performing systems--British Columbia (Canada), Hong Kong, Shanghai (China) and Singapore--developed their teacher professional learning. The report and accompanying materials are designed as a resource for teachers, school leaders and policymakers wanting to improve teacher professional learning in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Teacher Education, Program Development
Clarke, Marian – 1983
The innovators of a functional level testing program must make decisions in the context of situational factors. There are several decision points involving the important elements of a testing program. Establishing the need for functional level testing is the first decision to be made. A systematic examination of in-level test data will document…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Cole, Barbara; And Others – 1976
The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. Component…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Guides, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Objectives
Sims, Serbrenia J. – 1992
This book provides a brief historical review of outcomes assessment in higher education and a general guide to designing, implementing, and evaluating assessment programs. Chapter 1 provides several definitions of commonly used terms and a review of the major actors and the political context. It identifies factors contributing to the recent push…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Achievement Tests
Ward, Barbara – 1980
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) item development procedures, possible improvements or alternatives to these procedures, and methods used to control potential sources of errors of interpretation are described. Current procedures call for the assessment of 9-, 13- and 17-year-olds in subject areas typically taught in schools.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1987
This guide describes the New York State assessment process as a framework for other districts aiming to develop an effective approach to performance assessment. In 1984-85 the New York State Board of Regents initiated the Comprehensive Assessment Report (CAR) as a process of reporting and using education results throughout the state. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment