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Hong, Hyeri; Hamot, Gregory E. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2020
Using data on secondary school social studies teachers (n = 6,702) from the Survey of the Status of Social Studies (S4), a multilevel model, and an Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis, this study examined the associations of state testing policy and school characteristics on secondary social studies teachers' instructional autonomy as it relates…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, State Standards, State Policy, Social Studies
Liyanage, Indika; Singh, Parlo; Walker, Tony – International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 2016
Enactment of policy on diversity and learning in Australian schools is evident in "diversity talk" in daily discourses of school teachers. From policy documents to daily staffroom conversations, there is extensive use in contemporary Western educational discourse of ethnolinguistic categories. The categorization of students to groups on…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Ethnic Groups, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
Wigglesworth, Gillian; Simpson, Jane; Loakes, Deborah – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2011
The National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assessments are designed to assess literacy and numeracy of all Australian school children in years 3, 5, 7 and 9, and to act as diagnostics as to whether children are meeting intended educational outcomes. Tests began in May 2008, and have been run annually since then. Results of the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Indigenous Populations

Buly, Marsha Riddle; Valencia, Sheila W. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2002
Studied beyond students' failing scores on a state reading assessment to investigate the needs of struggling students and implications for policy. Results for 108 students in 17 elementary schools suggest that scores on state tests mask distinctive and multifaceted patterns of students'reading abilities that require dramatically different…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Stitzlein, Sarah M.; Feinberg, Walter; Greene, Jennifer; Miron, Luis – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2007
Education is experiencing a case of misplaced accountability, where an exclusive reliance on high stakes tests overlooks the more subtle judgments of teachers and professional educators and, because of its simplicity, passes as democratic. This article investigates the theoretical underpinnings of current accountability initiatives and draws upon…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Educational Objectives, High Stakes Tests, Accountability
Lumley, Dale R.; Yan, Wenfan – 2001
This study examines the impact of the Pennsylvania writing assessment policy on writing instruction and teaching methodology. Drawing on self-reported teacher perceptions and classroom practices, the study also attempts to identify the factors that influence teacher beliefs and their use of materials and processes related to the state writing…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Holistic Approach
Performance-Based Assessment and Instructional Change: The Effects of Testing in Maine and Maryland.

Firestone, William A.; Mayrowetz, David; Fairman, Janet – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1998
To examine how performance-based assessment changed mathematics teaching under conditions of moderate and low-stake assessment, middle school teachers were studied in five districts in Maryland and Maine, with interviews of 82 teachers and administrators. Findings suggest that effects of state testing on teaching may be overrated by both advocates…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Policy, High Stakes Tests, Intermediate Grades
Gray, Kenneth C.; Walter, Richard A. – 2001
The preservice licensure and preparation of career and technical education (CTE) teachers was examined to determine whether changes in CTE teacher licensure requirements are necessary. Two overarching missions of CTE were identified. The first was traditional/tech prep (leading to employment). The second was a more general combination of education…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis