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Fuller, Ed; Hollingworth, Liz – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2018
Policymakers are proposing the use of outcome measures as indicators of effective principal preparation programs. The three most common metrics recommended are: (1) graduates' effectiveness in improving student achievement test scores, (2) graduate job placement rates, and (3) principal job retention once employed. This article explores the use of…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Education, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Kearney, C. Philip – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1983
The three general categories that encompass the legitimate uses to which test data can be put (i.e., public reporting at the local, state, or regional level; identifying needs and allocating resources; and making judgments about promotion and graduation) are identified and examples are offered of policymakers' use and misuse of test results. (LC)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination, Needs Assessment