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Direct linkHirsh, Asa – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2012
The focus of this study is gendered differences and similarities in the distribution of individual education plan (IEP) targets given to pupils in Swedish schools. IEP writing is seen as part of teachers' formal assessment practice. Through qualitative content analysis of data, two main target types emerged: "learning targets," related…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Content Analysis, Educational Practices, Gender Differences
Download full textAung, Khin Mai; Alvarez, Gisela – Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, 2012
In September 2011, the New York State Department of Education convened a School and District Accountability Think Tank to provide public input regarding the creation of a second generation educational accountability system for the State's Elementary and Secondary Education Act waiver application. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, English Language Learners, Accountability, Federal Legislation
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Adkins, Deborah; Kingsbury, G. Gage – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the call for all students to be "proficient" in reading and mathematics by 2014. Yet the law expects each state to define proficiency as it sees fit and design its own tests. This study investigated three research questions related to this policy: (1) How consistent are various…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Tests, Test Validity, Reading Tests
Garrison, Mark J. – Scholar-Practitioner Quarterly, 2004
The author of this article challenges a common assumption made by both critics and defenders of standardized-testing technology (or psychometry), namely that standardized tests "measure" something (culture, ability, etc.). It argues that psychometric practice cannot be classified as a form of measurement and instead is best understood as…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Social Values, Psychometrics, Standardized Tests
Flude, Mike, Ed.; Sieminski, Sandy, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 13 papers on developments in vocational education and training in Great Britain and the future of work. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Geoff Esland, Mike Flude, Sandy Sieminski); "The Roles of the State and the Social Partners in Vocational Education and Training Systems" (Andy Green);…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Competence, Competency Based Education
