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Reform at a Crossroads: A Call for Balanced Systems of Assessment and Accountability. The Report of the NASBE Study Group on Assessment Systems for the 21st Century Learner
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National Association of State Boards of Education, 2009
The movement to strengthen the nation's workforce by redefining what all students need to learn has profound implications for the design of state assessment systems. The confluence of events--the change in the national and international climate, acknowledgment of long-standing inequities in education opportunity and achievement, and the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, State Boards of Education, Student Evaluation, Academic Standards
A PILOT PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES SUITABLE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL STABILITY AND CHANGE.
TURNEY, DAVID T. – 1965
THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED IN THIS STUDY INVOLVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES THAT COULD YIELD MEASURES OF INSTITUTIONAL STABILITY AND CHANGE ALONG A TIME CONTINUUM. THE STUDY FOCUSED ON THE PUPILS AND TEACHERS IN THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (658 PUPILS IN KINDERGARTEN CLASSES THROUGH GRADE 12 AND 29 INSTRUCTORS).…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Faculty, Institutional Environment, Laboratory Schools
Technology-Supported Involvement of Entire Faculties in Examination of Student Data for Instructional Improvement
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Wayman, Jeffrey C.; Stringfield, Sam – American Journal of Education, 2006
Student data are gaining increased attention in education, spurred by accountability policies such as those contained in the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. Student data are useful for informing classroom practice, and user-friendly technologies for organizing and accessing data are enabling access by all teachers. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Educational Change, Evaluation Research, Technology Integration
Design of and Preliminary Data on the Instructional Strategy Subsystem.
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McCombs, Barbara L.; And Others – 1975
The paper describes progress in the development of the Advanced Instructional System's Instructional Strategy Subsystem. Described are procedures for developing the Student Evaluation Component (which includes selection and validation of preassessment and within-course measures necessary for the development of a Student Data Profile) and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Psychology, Educational Resources, Evaluation Methods