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Download full textSchafer, William D.; Moody, Mark – 2003
This paper makes the case that mandated tests, such as those administered through a state's accountability system, can best meet the goal of curricular reform by making their domains of learning targets transparent to users. Test maps are proposed as an effective device to accomplish that goal. A test map describes the content of the test and how…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Maps
Loret, Peter G. – 1975
Under contract with the Oregon State Department of Education, Educational Testing Service (ETS) assisted in the preparation of a fourth grade reading assessment test based on, or modified from, Instructional Objectives Exchange materials. ETS produced test books, answer sheets, and all required ancillary materials necessary for test distribution…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Factor Analysis, Grade 4
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educator Development Projects. – 1998
The Texas Education Agency has been developing materials to address issues related to the Professional Development Appraisal System (PDAS). The PDAS was developed under a legislative mandate to establish a fair and practical appraisal process that acknowledges and reinforces good teaching practices and quality professional development. An…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Performance Factors, Program Development
Muenzen, Patricia M. – 1994
The Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST) Program (a performance-based assessment program) was developed to enable the Connecticut State Department of Education to implement legislation requiring beginning teachers to achieve a satisfactory evaluation on a professional knowledge clinical assessment during their initial year of teaching.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Assessment
Falk, Beverly; And Others – 1996
The National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching is working with the New York State Education Department to develop an assessment system that addresses both instructional and accountability concerns. The new system is intended to move the state to a system of performance assessments used in the service of ongoing teaching and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Adams, Charles F.; And Others – 1980
IMPACT is a computer-based information system designed to help school districts share materials and expertise and to implement state-mandated evaluation of student achievement. It is designed to meet local, regional, and state evaluation and reporting requirements. Based upon the diagnostic-prescriptive approach to instruction, it consists of: (1)…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum, Databases
Koretz, Daniel – 1994
Since 1988 the Vermont Department of Education has been developing an innovative statewide performance assessment program. In 1990, the RAND Corporation began evaluating the Vermont assessment program, focusing specifically on the portfolio component of its assessment system. This report presents results from the evaluation in the 1992-93 school…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews, Mathematics Tests
