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Hipkins, Rosemary; Bolstad, Rachel; Johnson, Cathie – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2015
The phrase "Education 3.0" is used to signal a complex and still-evolving paradigm shift from the traditional schooling models of the 19th and 20th centuries (Education 1.0), via an intensified focus on teachers' and school leaders' accountabilities in relation to students' learning (Education 2.0), towards a more holistic model of…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Barriers, Educational Practices, Educational Assessment
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Shuster, Kate – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
Using the nationally representative, cohort-based data of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:02), this study employs multiple regression to examine the effects of exit exams on student achievement and school completion. This study finds that exit exams as a whole do not have substantial effects on student achievement in mathematics,…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Tests
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Baartman, Liesbeth K. J.; Bastiaens, Theo J.; Kirschner, Paul A.; Van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
Quality control policies towards Dutch vocational schools have changed dramatically because the government questioned examination quality. Schools must now demonstrate assessment quality to a new Examination Quality Center. Since teachers often design assessments, they must be involved in quality issues. This study therefore explores teachers'…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Evaluation Criteria, Quality Control, Prevocational Education
Linn, Robert L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2005
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is praiseworthy for the special attention it gives to improved learning for children who have been ignored or left behind in the past. The emphasis on closing the achievement gap is certainly commendable, as is the encouragement given to states to adopt ambitious subject matter standards and enhance teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests, Accountability, Federal Legislation