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Chauncey, Caroline, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2008
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Taking the Measure of New Teachers: California Shifts from Standardized Tests to Performance-Based Assessment as a Condition of Licensure (Robert Rothman);…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Standardized Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Teacher Effectiveness
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Yes He Will?: Campaign Details Suggest That Obama Presidency Will Make Education Reform a High Priority; (2) A New Way Forward…
Descriptors: Public Education, Federal Government, Politics of Education, Needs Assessment
Coley, Richard J. – Educational Testing Service, 2008
This issue of ETS Policy Notes briefly summarizes the results of the Adult Education Program Survey (AEPS) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted by ETS. The results provide a comprehensive picture of federally supported adult education activities in the United States. This picture includes a description of adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Adult Literacy
Stites, Regie – National Institute for Literacy, 2005
This "Research to Practice Note" provides an overview of the cognitive science and measurement theory and research findings that support the EFF approach to assessment. Among the key findings addressed are the following: (1) Good assessment is grounded in a clear and explicit model of the cognitive processes that underlie complex and purposeful…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Assessment, Cognitive Processes, Sciences