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Direct linkAtkinson, Becky M. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
The study reported in this article examines how teachers read and respond to their students' Stanford Achievement Test 10 (SAT 10) scores with the goal of investigating the assumption that data-based teaching practice is more "objective" and less susceptible to divergent teacher interpretation. The study uses reader response theory to…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Theories
King, Jean A.; Rohmer-Hirt, Johnna A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
From the 1980s to the present, educational accountability in the United States has grown dramatically. Such accountability in U.S. school districts, although driven primarily by external demands, has internal manifestations as well. The chapter traces the historical development of internal evaluation in American school districts, then highlights…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Testing Programs, Standardized Tests, School Districts
Shermis, Mark D.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Classroom Assessment in Action" clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Measurement
Download full textO'Day, Jennifer; Bitter, Catherine; Kirst, Mike; Carnoy, Martin; Woody, Elisabeth; Buttles, Melissa; Fuller, Bruce; Ruenzel, David – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ1), 2004
During the past two years, three independent studies--conducted by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), American Institutes for Research (AIR), and the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)--have examined the accomplishments, shortcomings, and continuing challenges of California's Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA).…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Public Schools
Lehnen, Robert G. – 1993
Each year when the Educational Testing Services releases state average SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) scores of high school students, Indiana officials are asked why Indiana ranks so low and what's being done to improve it. Leaders reply that scores are lower because more students take the test than in states with higher scores. This report…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, College Entrance Examinations, Evaluation Problems
Schleisman, Jane – 1999
This report explores changes in school policies and practices resulting from an externally mandated, high-stakes testing program. It is based on a study that investigated one Minnesota school district's transformation following the passage of a 1993 law mandating a results-oriented graduation rule. The paper outlines the role of testing programs…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs
Caudell, Lee Sherman – Northwest Education, 1996
Most states have expanded their statewide testing programs to include alternative educational assessments, and two (Kentucky and Maine) have completely abandoned the multiple-choice format. However, over half of states designing alternative assessments are encountering major difficulties related to the high cost of performance-based assessments,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Costs, Educational Assessment
R&D Priorities for Educational Testing and Evaluation: The Testimony of the CRESST National Faculty.
Herman, Joan L., Ed. – 1989
At the 1989 meeting of the National Faculty of the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), faculty members were invited to present testimony on what they viewed as the most pressing research and policy issues in the fields of testing, evaluation, and standards. These views are expressed in this document,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Agenda Setting, Alternative Assessment
