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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1981
The sixth report required by the Maryland Educational Accountability Act contains information about goals for Maryland public education and progress toward those goals. The first section explains accountability, the Maryland Accountability Act, and limitations of current instruments for measuring learning progress. The central purpose of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Annual Reports, Basic Skills
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1982
The seventh report required by the Maryland Educational Accountability Act contains information about goals for Maryland public education and progress toward those goals. The first section explains accountability, the Maryland Accountability Act, and limitations of current instruments for measuring learning progress. The central purpose of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Annual Reports, Basic Skills
PDF pending restorationArizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1995
This report briefly describes the tests, subtests, test scores, and reports that fulfill the requirements of Arizona state legislation regarding educational accountability. It summarizes the fall 1994 Arizona statewide results by grade and across grades. Discussions of student achievement strengths and weaknesses by grade level and demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
Download full textTaylor, Bob L. – 1973
The National Assessment, a census-like study to collect information concerning the educational attainment of Americans, is being adapted in many states with the results of the adaptations being used for decision making by state agencies or by teachers and administrators. The characteristics of the adaptations follow patterns related to this…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis
Developing Item Bank Based Achievement Tests and Curriculum-Based Measures: Lessons Learned Enroute.
Mengel, Bill E.; Schorr, Larry L. – 1992
The experience of the Colorado Springs (Colorado) Public Schools (CSPS) in using different assessment forms for different purposes is detailed. A small niche is reserved for national norm-referenced testing to fill the state achievement testing mandate and for Chapter 1 accountability. A second, and larger, part of the assessment program will be…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment
