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Wright, Robert E. – College Student Journal, 2010
The use of standardized tests for outcome assessment has grown dramatically in recent years. Two driving factors have been the No Child Left Behind legislation, and the increase in outcome assessment measures by accrediting agencies such as AACSB, the international accrediting body for business schools. Despite the growth in usage, little effort…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests, Accreditation (Institutions)
New York State Education Department, 2014
This technical report provides an overview of the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), including a description of the purpose of the NYSAA, the processes utilized to develop and implement the NYSAA program, and Stakeholder involvement in those processes. The purpose of this report is to document the technical aspects of the 2013-14 NYSAA.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, State Departments of Education, Student Evaluation
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May, Henry; Perez-Johnson, Irma; Haimson, Joshua; Sattar, Samina; Gleason, Phil – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
Securing data on students' academic achievement is typically one of the most important and costly aspects of conducting education experiments. As state assessment programs have become practically universal and more uniform in terms of grades and subjects tested, the relative appeal of using state tests as a source of study outcome measures has…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Academic Achievement, Researchers, Educational Research