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Responses of Schools to Accountability Systems Using Multiple Measures: The Case of New York City Elementary Schools
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Ehren, M. C. M.; Hatch, T. – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
Many studies point to potential unintended consequences of accountability systems such as when schools narrow their teaching to fixate on tested subjects. As a result, some states and districts in the USA have complemented the federal test-based accountability system with additional measures of educational practices to hold schools accountable on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Schools, High Stakes Tests, Outcome Measures
Summarizing the Results of Title I Evaluations--the Comparability of Achievement Gains.
Stonehill, Robert M.; Fishbein, Ronald L. – 1979
The Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS) was mandated to meet the requirements of the 1974 amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It was hoped that TIERS would lead to a clear report of the effectiveness of Title I programs, based upon a synthesis of nationwide data. It has been extremely difficult to compare…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Transitions in Work and Learning. Implications for Assessment. Papers and Proceedings (Washington, D.C., March 22-23, 1996).
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Lesgold, Alan, Ed.; Feuer, Michael J., Ed.; Black, Allison M., Ed. – 1997
These 12 conference papers offer a view of the evolving role of assessment in fostering learning and clearer signaling of individuals' skills. "Introduction" (Michael J. Feuer, Richard J. Shavelson) is followed by two papers in part I that question whether empirical evidence supports the claim of a skills mismatch in the economy: "Is There a Gap…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change