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Effective assessments can illuminate strengths, pinpoint learning gaps, and better guide education. This Spotlight will help readers evaluate effective ways to offer students feedback; examine how some states are transitioning to through-year testing models; hear from educators regarding pressure for student success on standardized tests; gain…
Descriptors: Assessment Literacy, Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Feedback (Response)
Download full textHirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Kochanoff, Anita; Newcombe, Nora S.; de Villiers, Jill – Society for Research in Child Development, 2005
The "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 crystallized the concern for accountability in education. National testing was mandated as a way to improve the "broken" educational system. Publicly funded early education programs were not spared from such testing. While the positive effects of high-quality early education on children's…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Accountability, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
