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Ward, Caryn S.; Harms, Anna L.; St. Martin, Kim; Cusumano, Dale; Russell, Christine; Horner, Robert H. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2022
The purpose of this article is to describe the methods and results used to establish the district capacity assessment's (DCA) content validity, response process validity, construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. The DCA measures a district's ability to support school-level implementation of evidence-based practices…
Descriptors: School Districts, Self Evaluation (Groups), Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Collins, Clarin – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
The SAS Educational Value-Added Assessment System (SAS[R] EVAAS[R]) is the most widely used value-added system in the country. It is also self-proclaimed as "the most robust and reliable" system available, with its greatest benefit to help educators improve their teaching practices. This study critically examined the effects of SAS[R] EVAAS[R] as…
Descriptors: Evidence, Urban Schools, Private Schools, Program Effectiveness
Koretz, Daniel; And Others – 1993
The 1992-93 school year was the second year of the implementation of the Vermont assessment program. Evaluation of the 1991-92 year yielded mixed results, with some evidence that the assessment program was having a strong impact on instruction, but other indications that the reliability of the portfolio scoring in both writing and mathematics was…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
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Wise, Arthur E.; And Others – Elementary School Journal, 1985
A report of research assessing teacher evaluation practices describes how the master teacher concept operates in four school districts. Theory informing the study and findings of a survey of teacher evaluation practices in 32 districts are reviewed; attempts to ensure reliability, validity, and utility are examined; and capabilities and limits of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Competence