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Download full textDarling-Hammond, Linda – Learning Policy Institute, 2017
After passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015, states assumed greater responsibility for designing their own accountability and assessment systems. ESSA requires states to measure "higher order thinking skills and understanding" and encourages the use of open-ended performance assessments, which are essential for…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Accountability, Portfolios (Background Materials), Task Analysis
Darling-Hammond, Linda – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2017
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opened up new possibilities for how student and school success are defined and supported in American public education. States have greater responsibility for designing and building their assessment and accountability systems. These new opportunities to develop performance assessments are critically important…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Accountability, Portfolios (Background Materials), Task Analysis
Blumberg, Fran; And Others – 1986
In the 21st century, the population will need to possess basic skills in the areas of communication and higher problem-solving as well as have scientific and technological literacy; however, results from assessments by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have indicated weak student performance in the area of thinking skills,…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
