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Smith, Rich; Johnson, Marcus; Thompson, Karen D. – Educational Leadership, 2012
A low-performing California school district experienced a dramatic turnaround when faculty members began studying student assessment data and working together to ensure students had the support they needed. Sanger Unified School District began its reform journey in 2004 when district leaders launched an effort to focus deliberately on student…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Change, School Districts, Low Achievement
Studer, Cassandra; Junker, Brian; Chan, Helen – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
The authors aimed to incorporate learning into the cognitive assessment framework that exists for static assessment data. In order to accomplish this, they derive a common likelihood function for dynamic models and introduce Parameter Driven Process for Change + Cognitive Diagnosis Model (PDPC + CDM), a dynamic model which tracks learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Cognitive Measurement, Measurement Techniques
Lesaux, Nonie K.; Marietta, Sky H. – Guilford Publications, 2011
All too often, literacy assessments are given only for accountability purposes and fail to be seen as valuable resources for planning and differentiating instruction. This clear, concise book shows K-5 educators how to implement a comprehensive, balanced assessment battery that integrates accountability concerns with data-driven instruction.…
Descriptors: Test Results, Second Language Learning, Accountability, Individualized Instruction
Montgomery, Joel R. – Online Submission, 2008
This paper will compare the uses of selected formal and informal assessments of English language learners (ELLs) in the Language Experience class [TRANSLANGEXP7(&8)-008] at Kimball Middle School, Illinois School District U-46, Elgin, Illinois, during school year 2007- 2008. See figure 1 (page 14) for a graphic display of these assessments…
Descriptors: Informal Assessment, Second Language Learning, Language Enrichment, Language Experience Approach
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Olshtain, Elite – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1989
Language syllabus or curriculum designing is examined studying the five basic syllabus types, the decision-making process in design development, and curriculum implementation within the educational system. A contingency syllabus design model is suggested as a suitable answer in harmonizing the many interactive components and adapting to changing…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Utilization
Thorogood, John – 1992
This sequel to "Recording Progress" (Pathfinder 1) reiterates the principles of recording for continuous assessment in second language learning and describes the British system originally adopted to implement those principles. Implications of the National Curriculum for continuous assessment are considered and then ways are suggested for…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization