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Guskey, Thomas R., Ed. – 1994
The perspectives in these essays present an examination of the Kentucky educational reform effort, with an examination of its rationale, various facets, and the reactions to its implementation. The ambitious assessment system includes multiple-choice and open-ended items, performance tasks, and portfolio assessments. The following are included:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Download full textHerman, Joan L.; And Others – 1994
A preliminary investigation has been made of some claims regarding alternative assessment. Using the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS)--Middle Grades Mathematics Performance Assessment as a platform, the study examined how alternative assessment operates in actual practice. Early findings are presented in the following areas: (1)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Cultural Differences, Educational Assessment
Sinclair, Beth; Gutmann, Babette – 1993
This report summarizes the 1990-91 State Performance Reports for the Chapter 1 (Education Consolidation and Improvement Act) local education agency (LEA) program and the Chapter 1 State Agency Neglected or Delinquent program. Chapter 1 represents the largest investment in elementary and secondary education of the Federal government. With the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education
Cornett, Lynn M.; Gaines, Gale F. – 1992
In 1986, the Southern Regional Education Board Career Ladder Clearinghouse reported that 29 states were implementing, or had mandates to develop, career ladder or teacher incentive programs based on student performance. The 50-state survey reported on here revisits the issue of teacher and school incentive programs. The report provides a framework…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Ladders, Compensation (Remuneration), Elementary Secondary Education
Grissmer, David; Flanagan, Ann – 1998
The National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) tracks and reports annually on 33 indicators linked to the 8 National Education Goals. The NEGP's 1997 report showed positive gains on the greatest number of indicators for North Carolina and Texas. These gains included significant gains on the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Curriculum Development
Ysseldyke, James E.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1999
This report summarizes the present and past status of students with disabilities in educational assessment and accountability systems, and highlights the critical emerging issues to be addressed. Issues include participation in accountability systems, graduation requirements, data management, accommodations, alternate assessments, reporting, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Data Collection, Disabilities
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1998
The School-Based Management and Accountability Program, also known as the "ABCs of Public Education," or just "the ABCs," is the statewide school-based accountability program for public schools in North Carolina. This document provides data on student performance on end-of-grade tests, end-of-course tests, the Scholastic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Gains
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1998
This report is a brief analysis of survey results from 43 states and 2 non-state jurisdictions regarding the status of their implementation of a new provision in the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that requires each state to establish performance goals and indicators for children with disabilities. The survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This text of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 addresses such issues as clearer standards of accountability, establishment of low-interest loan programs for consumers, increased assistive technology training, outreach to minority populations, dissemination of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Accountability, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities
Gonzalez, Patricia A. – 1994
This study used state plans from 50 states to collect and analyze descriptive information on child count verification procedures used in implementing Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Content analysis suggests that verification procedures can be organized under five broad categories: on-site monitoring (used by 41 states),…
Descriptors: Accountability, Audits (Verification), Compliance (Legal), Data Collection
Anderson, Patricia S. – 1986
The Council of Chief State School Officers has raised some issues pertinent to the implementation of a national project to collect statistical indicators of academic achievement and to compare them across states. The United States Department of Education shares this concern, with an emphasis on sampling schools for a school level analysis which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing
Wall, Janet – 1978
In September 1977 a reading and language arts test, based upon 40 objectives slated for student accomplishment by the end of grade four, was administered to all Delaware fourth graders. This test, the Objective-Referenced Measure in Communications, was intended to provide entry level diagnostic information to classroom teachers and to inform…
Descriptors: Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Evaluation. – 1974
The Kentucky Educational Assessment Program is an ongoing effort to gather information regarding progress toward attainment of the educational goals for Kentucky citizens. Major emphasis is on the determination of the actual level of pupil performance in relation to desired performance. In the eleventh grade, relevant information was gathered in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Citizenship, Data Analysis
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. Adult Continuing Education Center. – 1973
The first year report of the Health Education and Welfare (HEW) Region 2 Adult and Continuing Education Staff Development Project administered by Montclair State College reflects the objectives and activities of New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands as they sought to improve their staff development capability in 1972-73. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Developmental Programs
Ross, Doris M. – 1974
This research brief lists and indexes materials on State education legislation and activity by subject and State. The information was obtained from answers to questionnaires sent to State education agencies, legislative service agencies, teacher organizations, and school board associations. Other information was obtained from materials sent during…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Administration, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
