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Madaus, George F.; O'Dwyer, Laura M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
Places performance assessment in the context of high-stakes uses, describes underlying technologies, and outlines the history of performance testing from 210 B.C.E. to the present. Historical issues of fairness, efficiency, cost, and infrastructure influence contemporary efforts to use performance assessments in large-scale, high-stakes testing…
Descriptors: Educational History, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests
Download full textDarling-Hammond, Linda, Comp.; And Others – 1993
This collection of examples of authentic assessments has been compiled to provide a sampling of the many new strategies for evaluating student work and learning that are being developed and used in schools around the country. These strategies are called "authentic" because they require that students demonstrate what they can do as…
Descriptors: Documentation, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Spencer, Thelma L. – 1995
This paper synthesizes information derived from five sources regarding issues in testing as they related to the American 2000; an education strategy and the national education goals. The focus is on proposed national tests. The issue of national testing extends far beyond testing itself because it touches on the structure of the U.S. educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Resnick, Lauren – 1994
This article explores issues involved in using assessments as a means of defining standards and encouraging efforts to meet them. It compares the European examination system with the present American testing system. It also considers issues that must be faced in defining learning domains in ways that do not encourage narrowly focused training on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Educational Assessment
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Direct linkHaertel, Edward H.; Herman, Joan L. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
In this article, the authors describe various rationales for accountability testing programs over the past century. This history forms the backdrop for current test-driven reforms, including Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which was signed into law in January 2002. The goals of the authors are first, to illustrate…
Descriptors: Test Use, Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, Testing
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1999
This guide for those in the "High Schools That Work" initiative is designed to help teachers use classroom assessment to motivate students to work harder to meet challenging standards; to get students to organize information, make interdisciplinary connections, synthesize new knowledge, and draw conclusions from what they learn; to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Rating, Alternative Assessment
