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Peer reviewedKirby, Sheila Nataraj; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Lockwood, J. R.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Naftel, Scott; Barney, Heather – Peabody Journal of Education, 2002
Discusses the quality of school-level data collected as part of state accountability systems, including the reliability and validity of school-level test scores as a measure of the value added by schools to student learning, outlining ways that these data can be usefully analyzed; illustrating challenges inherent in doing so; and discussing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkKarr, Kerri A.; Marsh, Julie A.; Ikemoto, Gina Schuyler; Darilek, Hilary; Barney, Heather – American Journal of Education, 2006
The current high-stakes accountability environment has created strong incentives for educators to systematically collect and use data to inform instructional decisions. This article examines the strategies employed by three urban school districts to promote data use for instructional improvement and their effect on administrator, principal, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Instructional Improvement, Urban Schools, Accountability
Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Marsh, Julie A.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Robyn, Abby; Russell, Jennifer; Naftel, Scott; Barney, Heather – RAND Corporation, 2007
In 2002, the RAND Corporation launched a project to understand how educators are responding to the new accountability requirements in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania--three states that represent a range of approaches, regions, and student populations. The researchers aimed to identify the factors that enhance the implementation of SBA…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching Methods, Researchers, Educational Change
