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Download full textLissitz, Robert W.; Huynh, Huynh – 2003
This paper addresses issues of vertical equating for the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP) assessments as they relate to school accountability and determination of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as required by the recent federal legislation, the No Child Left Behind Act. The paper first provides a brief…
Descriptors: Accountability, Equated Scores, Scaling, Standards
Mulvenon, Sean W.; Ganley, Barbara J. – Arkansas Educational Research and Policy Studies Journal, 2001
Considered recommendations made by R. Linn (2000) and made a preliminary determination of the degree of cohesion between the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability (ACTAAP) program and those recommendations. The ACTAAP appears to be an exemplary program in the early stages of development. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, State Programs
Mulvenon, Sean W.; Murry, John W., Jr.; Ritter, Gary W. – Arkansas Educational Research and Policy Studies Journal, 2001
Provides an update on the current status of high stakes testing and accountability programs in the United States, conducts a review of important litigation related to high stakes accountability, and highlights best practices for policy makers based on the development of the Arkansas accountability program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Court Litigation, Educational Practices, High Stakes Tests
Mulvenon, Sean W.; Connors, Joanie V.; Lenares, Denise – 2001
The marked increases in standardized achievement testing have raised concerns of the educational community regarding the value of standardized testing programs and their potentially harmful effect on students. This study incorporated student perceptions and their views of standardized testing and combined this information with their performance on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Anxiety, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
Achieve, Inc., 2008
States are increasingly focusing the mission of their elementary and secondary education systems on preparing all students for success in postsecondary education and 21st century careers. As standards have increased, so too have graduation requirements. Today, 20 states and the District of Columbia have adopted such high school graduation…
Descriptors: High School Students, Graduation, Graduation Requirements, Accountability
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 2000
This document describes the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP), which includes the Smart Start initiative for grades K through 4 and the Smart Step initiative for grades 5 through 8, as well as assessments for high schools. As it encourages educational improvement, the ACTAAP fulfills the requirements of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 2001
This Action Plan has been developed to ensure the success of the Arkansas Smart Step Initiative, the part of the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program (ACTAAP) that focuses on grades 5 through 8. As do other aspects of the ACTAAP, the Smart Start Initiative has four components, each of which is described here: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Educational Planning
