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Peer reviewedWolf, Dennie Palmer; White, Ann Marie – Educational Leadership, 2000
Standards-based reform is about setting standards and measuring attainment in criterion-referenced ways. Assessments should measure and monitor students' current achievement and progress over time. As Massachusetts testing deficiencies illustrate, assessments must stress longitudinal over cross-sectional designs, valued performances, developmental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
