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Download full textWilliams, Richard C.; Bank, Adrianne – 1982
This paper discusses those generic features of school districts as complex organizations which inhibit district coordination of testing, evaluation and instruction. It is based on a selective literature review and four theoretical papers covering (1) school district decision making, (2) the institutional structure of school districts, (3) role…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Williams, Richard C.; Bank, Adrianne – 1982
The attempt by a small number of school districts to forge a linkage among testing and evaluation and instructional decision making is examined. The sample districts (approximately six) exhibit characteristics that represent the diversity of American school districts in size, locale, and student demographics. Three researchers spent approximately…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Utilization
