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Download full textRoss, Doris; Solomon, Lester – 1985
An overview of the reasons for and basic elements of teacher evaluation programs, and a deeper look at one state's program in particular, are presented in this booklet. The first chapter discusses why teacher evaluations are useful, what processes for evaluation can be followed, how state and local policymakers can enhance the usefulness of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Observation, Performance, State Programs
Thurlow, Martha; Minnema, Jane – 2001
In an attempt to include more students with disabilities in large-scale assessments, 12 states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia) allowed out-of-level testing during the 2000-2001 school year. This report discusses the context of state assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities
Almond, Patricia; Quenemoen, Rachel; Olsen, Kenneth; Thurlow, Martha – 2000
This paper discusses students with disabilities who do not fit into large-scale traditional assessment systems, seeks to clarify what is meant by "gray areas of assessment," delineates the primary issues that surround and contribute to gray areas, and provides suggestions for developing fully inclusive systems. It provides brief case studies of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Thurlow, Martha L. – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined the use of accommodations in state assessment by students with disabilities and explored several related factors. A survey of states indicated 12 states (Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and West…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Age Differences, Alternative Assessment
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1986
Results of a survey of the 50 states regarding initiatives taken in nine policy/issue areas to teacher education are presented. The nine areas were: (1) standards; (2) incentives; (3) irregular certification routes; (4) program curricula; (5) capacity building for schools, colleges, and departments of education; (6) research, data, and evaluation;…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Equal Education, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKrentz, Jane L.; Clapper, Ann T.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Johnson, David R. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2001
This article provides an overview of policymaking in relation to state and local district testing and accountability and concludes by identifying continuing policy issues and strategies for local implementation of standards-based secondary education that aligns with current testing and accountability policies. Governance models for curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Curriculum Design, Disabilities
Solorzano, Ronald W.; And Others – 1989
A study identified the most effective and low cost programs currently in operation and described in adult literacy literature that would significantly reduce adult illiteracy in California by 1994. Recommendations were made for a statewide plan to replicate those programs in communities throughout the state. A literature review focused on eight…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Organizations, Cost Effectiveness
