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Lane, Suzanne; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Abedi, Jamal; Benson, Jeri; Dossey, John; Elliott, Stephen N.; Kane, Michael; Linn, Robert; Paredes-Ziker, Cindy; Rodriguez, Michael; Schraw, Gregg; Slattery, Jean; Thomas, Veronica; Willhoft, Joe – Applied Measurement in Education, 2009
Given the changing landscape of educational accountability at the local, state, and national levels, and the changes in the uses of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), including the evolving uses of NAEP as a policy tool to interpret state assessment and accountability systems, an explicit statement of the current and potential…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Test Validity
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
Herman, Joan L.; Winters, Lynn – 1991
A rationale for school-based evaluation, criteria for a sensible evaluation and assessment system, and a systematic process for implementing an evaluation and assessment system are presented. School-based evaluation can be used as a management tool and a means of improving aspects of teaching. Sensible evaluation must be aligned with school goals,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Indicators