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Download full textBabineau, Kate – Cowen Institute, 2017
Nationally, there are dozens of established indicators of school performance and thousands of possible combinations of those indicators to create an accountability framework. How do policy makers decide which variables are most important? This relates to measurement modeling -- that is, how to incorporate all pieces of the puzzle into a…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Accountability, Best Practices
Direct linkCarr, Paul R., Ed.; Porfilio, Bradley, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
Who should read this book? Anyone who is touched by public education--teachers, administrators, teacher-educators, students, parents, politicians, pundits, and citizens--ought to read this book. It will speak to educators, policymakers and citizens who are concerned about the future of education and its relation to a robust, participatory…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Charter Schools, Free Enterprise System, Democracy
Hassel, Bryan; Lin, Margaret – 2001
As the charter-school option has expanded across the country, contracting for educational management services is an increasingly available and attractive choice for charter-school governing boards and founding groups. To make contractual relationships work well, charter-school boards need to strike an effective balance between fulfilling their…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Administrative Organization, Charter Schools
PDF pending restorationNeill, Monty; And Others – 1995
Student assessment, from the classroom to the state and national levels, is changing. The era of norm-referenced, multiple choice, standardized tests may be coming to an end, to be replaced by other forms of assessment, not all equally good. This guide outlines a vision of what assessment in the service of learning can be and provides ideas,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Assessment
National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), Cambridge, MA. – 1990
English and Spanish versions of a guide to testing reform are presented. The guide explains alternatives to standardized testing for educational assessment and shows how these new methods of evaluation will improve education. Standardized tests are used for an increasing number of purposes in the school system, but there is no proof that their use…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Ewell, Peter; Wellman, Jane – 1997
As public funds decline and the political climate changes, accountability and quality assurance are important issues for U.S. colleges and universities, and institutional leaders are concerned about a shift away from the established institution-centered structures, toward government-mandated, standards-driven systems. This paper explores the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Audits (Verification), College Outcomes Assessment
