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Clark, Donald Jay – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purposes of this study were to (a) identify how leadership in a successful rural school districts has helped raise student achievement levels beyond those of comparable school districts as measured by state and federal mandated test scores, (b) investigate the district leadership that aligns with identified effective practices, and (c)…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Improvement, Academic Achievement
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Koretz, Daniel – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2006
The goal of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing is to improve testing practices, but their impact on practice appears spotty. Self-regulation clearly fails in some instances. The establishment of an external agency to oversee testing practices and adherence to the Standards would face substantial hurdles, and the ambiguity of…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Educational Testing, Psychological Testing, Standard Setting