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Bailey, Jennifer; Little, Chelsea; Rigney, Rex; Thaler, Anna; Weiderman, Ken; Yorkovich, Ben – Online Submission, 2010
This handbook is designed as a quick reference for first-year teachers who find themselves in an assessment driven environment with little experience to help make sense of the language, underlying philosophy, or organizational structure of the assessment system. The handbook begins with advice on developing and evaluating effective learning…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
Fox, Karen F. A. – 1972
In this paper the National Assessment of citizenship's objectives, procedures, exercises, and findings are considered as a source of implications for further research in the area of social studies. First, the methodology of National Assessment can be used as a model for developing objectives, and for devising exercises to measure attainment of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Citizenship, Educational Objectives, Measurement Objectives

Bowers, C. A. – Theory into Practice, 1979
Problems with the ideological framework of the idea of accountability are discussed in terms of how "technological consciousness" requires that all elements be considered as reducible to objective measurable performance criteria, and that nonmeasurables be considered as "not real." (JMF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Affective Measures, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Popham, W. James – 1971
This booklet is designed to assist those responsible for conducting educational evaluations. The work contains a collection of recently developed technical procedures relevant to educational evaluation and to describe them in a straightforward manner. The guidelines are organized into three sections: 1) Objectives; 2) Measurement; and 3) Data…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1973
The revised educational objectives for citizenship are presented in this booklet. (The original nine objectives are listed in ED 033 871). Brief summaries of the history and goals of the National Assessment, the procedures for developing revised educational objectives, and the main changes in the citizenship objectives precede the outline of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affective Objectives, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility

Patton, Michael Q. – Social Policy, 1978
This paper examines the conditions under which it is appropriate to use a productivity framework for evaluating education and human service programs. It also discusses three specific limitations on the applicability of productivity analyses. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria

Lennon, Roger T. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1971
In a discussion of accountability and performance contracting, the author believes that within a couple of years, performance contracting in its present form will be seen as a rather primitive, simplistic approach to the practice of accountability, but the notion of accountability will continue to be a powerful influence on the educational scene.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Ribble, Susan Ketchum – 1973
The educational goals, as adopted formally or tentatively by the respective States, have been compiled in this single document. The goals were obtained by a survey conducted by the State Educational Accountability Repository (SEAR), a program of the Cooperative Accountability Project (CAP), administered by the State of Colorado. The predominant…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Rating, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives
Wehlage, Gary G.; And Others – 1973
The Public Law enacted in 1971 requires that fundamental subject matter areas taught in Wisconsin's public schools be assessed. It is proposed in this paper that assessment of the State's social studies programs needs to focus its attention on the school environment, which educators can and should control, change, and improve, rather than…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Decision Making, Educational Environment
Romney, Leonard – 1978
The results of a 1976 study, "Measures of Institutional Goal Achievement" (MIGA), based on a survey of 1,150 faculty, administrators, and trustees at 45 American colleges and universities are presented, and implications for the work of college planners and administrators are assessed. Respondents, answering questions about goal priorities and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affective Objectives, Bibliographies, Educational Assessment
Wardrop, James L. – 1972
This paper illustrates how changing emphases and trends in education have led to a reformulation of notions of assessment and an awareness of the limitations of current measurement technology to deal with newer conceptualizations. Discussed are: 1) the antecedents of learning and the transactions which take place during the learning process, as…
Descriptors: Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Evanechko, Peter; And Others – 1976
The first segment of a long-term educational assessment plan, for which this three-part report was compiled, called for a study that would survey the status of English language arts programs in the province of British Columbia and serve as a pilot for future assessment programs. This portion of the study deals with the initial phase of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Smith, Sylvia; And Others – 1995
As the general public demands to know what and how students are learning, schools face some unprecedented issues of accountability regarding student performance. In order to acquire data which is accurate and useful, teachers are turning to more formative assessment methods. These methods convey the ideas that assessment should engage students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Critical Viewing, Cultural Awareness
Reynolds, W. Ann – 1986
Although the realities of higher education accurately match the aims of early educators, there are limits to our ability to measure the learning that occurs in colleges and universities. As higher education has been made available to a greater quantity of participants, the demand for accountability has increased. Accountability concerns vary for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Bingman, Beth – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2001
What difference are we making? How do we know? How can we show it? These questions about program performance are asked by adult literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers, program administrators, and funders. This guide is designed to be used by local adult education programs to facilitate a systematic inquiry process…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Program Effectiveness, Adult Literacy, Inquiry
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