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Krachman, Sara Bartolino; LaRocca, Robert; Gabrieli, Christopher – Educational Leadership, 2018
In addition to excelling in subjects such as science, math, arts, and social studies, students must also develop skills like resiliency, adaptability, and collaboration in order to truly succeed in the world. But how do schools effectively measure those skills when they so often rely on standardized assessments? This article provides a thorough…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Kaagan, Steve; Smith, Marshall S. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Reviews the Council of Chief State School Officers' effort to establish a nationwide system of educational indicators. Suggests the benefits of such a system. (MCG)
Descriptors: Accountability, Centralization, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
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Popham, W. James – Educational Leadership, 2005
The societal role of education accountability programs is mainly to see that schools and teachers provide excellent instruction to help kids learn better. The school's educators should collectively determine what kinds of credible evidence, other than No Child Left Behind (NCLB) test scores, could help provide an accurate and honest picture of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Role of Education, Accountability, Academic Achievement
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Rudner, Lawrence M.; Boston, Carol – Educational Leadership, 2003
Discusses data warehousing, which provides information more fully responsive to local, state, and federal data needs. Such a system allows educators to generate reports and analyses that supply information, provide accountability, explore relationships among different kinds of data, and inform decision-makers. (Contains one figure and eight…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
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Popham, W. James – Educational Leadership, 2003
Discusses which kinds of data educators should respect and which they should reject. Asserts that most state accountability tests fail to produce the kinds of data that will improve teaching and learning. Teachers can get the data they need from their own instructionally useful classroom assessments. (WFA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection