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Welch, Catherine J.; Dunbar, Stephen B. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2020
The use of assessment results to inform school accountability relies on the assumption that the test design appropriately represents the content and cognitive emphasis reflected in the state's standards. Since the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act and the certification of accountability assessments through federal peer review practices,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Test Construction, State Standards, Content Validity
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
Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Faulkner-Bond, Molly – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2016
States use standards-based English language proficiency (ELP) assessments to inform relatively high-stakes decisions for English learner (EL) students. Results from these assessments are one of the primary criteria used to determine EL students' level of ELP and readiness for reclassification. The results are also used to evaluate the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Language Proficiency, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Scores
Ho, Andrew D.; Lewis, Daniel M.; MacGregor Farris, Jason L. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2009
States participating in the Growth Model Pilot Program reference individual student growth against "proficiency" cut scores that conform with the original No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Although achievement results from conventional NCLB models are also cut-score dependent, the functional relationships between cut-score location and…
Descriptors: Models, Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement, Pilot Projects
Burt, Winona M.; Stapleton, Laura M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the connotation of performance labels used in standard setting. For example, do the performance labels "basic," "proficient," and "advanced" hold different connotations than "limited knowledge," "satisfactory," and "distinguished"? If these…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Definitions, High Stakes Tests, Measures (Individuals)
Doran, Harold C.; van Wamelen, Paul B. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2010
The analysis of longitudinal data in education is becoming more prevalent given the nature of testing systems constructed for No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). However, constructing the longitudinal data files remains a significant challenge. Students move into new schools, but in many cases the unique identifiers (ID) that should remain constant…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Measurement Techniques, Measurement, Evaluation
Dunn, Jennifer L.; Allen, Jessica – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2009
A key intent of the NCLB growth pilot is to reward low-status schools who are closing the gap to proficiency. In this article, we demonstrate that the capability of proposed models to identify those schools depends on how the growth model is incorporated into accountability decisions. Six pilot-approved growth models were applied to vertically…
Descriptors: Accountability, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Pilot Projects
Choi, Kilchan; Seltzer, Michael; Herman, Joan; Yamashiro, Kyo – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2007
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2002) establishes ambitious goals for increasing student learning and attaining equity in the distribution of student performance. Schools must assure that all students, including all significant subgroups, show adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward the goal of 100% proficiency by the year 2014. In this paper,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement

Kuehn, Phyllis A.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
Implications of court interpretations of job analysis as a basis for testing are assessed for teacher certification tests. Cases reviewed address the 1978 "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures," the fourteenth amendment, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and content validity issues. (TJH)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law, Content Validity, Court Litigation