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Evaluating the K-12 Literacy Curriculum: A Step by Step Guide for Auditing Programs, Materials, and Instructional Approaches
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Pennell, Colleen – Eye on Education, 2020
As your school district undertakes the process of evaluating its K-12 reading program, literacy curriculum, or literacy instructional practices, this book will be your go-to resource. Pennell offers a step-by-step guide for educators, school leaders, or professional learning communities to evaluate high-quality instructional materials and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Instructional Materials
The Common Core State Standards and Evidence-Based Educational Practices: The Case of Writing
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Troia, Gary A.; Olinghouse, Natalie G. – School Psychology Review, 2013
Although writing plays an important role in the academic, psychosocial, and economic success of individuals, typical writing instruction and assessment in the United States generally does not reflect evidence-based practices. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) place a great deal of emphasis on written expression and may encourage an increased…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Educational Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Writing Instruction
Creating Individual Educational Portfolios in Written Language.
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Jochum, Julie; Curran, Christina; Reetz, Linda – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1998
Explores the portfolio process as an evaluation tool for authentic assessment of writing. Discusses (1) current literature related to use of portfolios; (2) the critical elements of the portfolio process; (3) their relationship to the authentic assessment of writing; and (4) effective ways of implementing individual educational portfolios for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Low Achievement
An Evaluation of Student Writing.
Reidy, Edward F., Jr. – 1982
This evaluation of writing in the West Hartford CT Public Schools was part of a large evaluation of English/Language Arts. To provide information for program improvement and growth, the evaluation focused on six issues: (1) the extent of implementation of West Hartford's Composition Program; (2) how teachers use the Composition Program in their…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Report on the Implementation of the Basic Skills Assessment Program 1987-88.
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1989
This document is the annual report on the South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) established by legislation in 1978. In 1988, the tests and the monitoring of the instructional components were completed on time. The tests include: (1) first grade readiness; (2) tests for grades 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8; and (3) the Exit Examination required…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Implementing the New Design: The NAEP 1983-84 Technical Report.
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Beaton, Albert E. – 1987
In 1982, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) proposed to implement a new, complex design for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The major features of this design are described in "A New Design for a New Era" (Messick, Beaton, and Lord, 1983). The purpose of this document is to describe the actual implementation of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation