NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Robert Meyer; Sara Hu; Michael Christian – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background: This paper develops a new method to estimate quasi-experimental evaluation models when it is necessary to control for measurement error in predictors and individual assignment to the treatment group is based on these same fallible variables. A major methodological finding of the study is that standard methods of estimating models that…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Measurement Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Report Cards
Watson, Michael – Phi Delta Kappan, 2020
The move toward assessments that measure student growth, rather than just proficiency, has been perceived as an improvement in state accountability systems. However, Michael Watson explains that, for many students, these measures present an incomplete picture. Because they are based on grade-level assessments, any growth achieved by students who…
Descriptors: Student Development, Measurement Techniques, Achievement Gains, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wesolowski, Brian C. – Music Educators Journal, 2015
Student achievement growth data are increasingly used for assessing teacher effectiveness and tracking student achievement in the classroom. Guided by the student learning objective (SLO) framework, music teachers are now responsible for collecting, tracking, and reporting student growth data. Often, the reported data do not accurately reflect the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Music Education, Achievement Gains, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Christ, Theodore J.; Ardoin, Scott P. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015
Fluency and rate-based assessments, such as curriculum-based measurement, are frequently used to screen and evaluate student progress. The application of such measures are especially prevalent within special education and response to intervention models of prevention and early intervention. Although there is an extensive research and professional…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Rate, Student Evaluation, Special Education
Brookings Institution, 2017
The Measuring Early Learning Quality and Outcomes (MELQO) initiative began in 2014 in anticipation of a new global emphasis on early childhood development (ECD). Led by UNESCO, the World Bank, the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, and UNICEF, the initiative aims to promote feasible, accurate and useful measurement of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Child Development, Educational Quality