Download full textERIC Number: ED519113
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 17
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About Short-Term Outcome Indicators for School Use and the Need for an Expanded Policy Framework. A Center Policy Brief
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA
This brief (1) defines indicators, (2) places the concept into the context of the various ways indicators can be used in education, (3) explores some specific considerations and concerns that arise in evaluating results, (4) offers a categorization and examples of short-term outcome indicators for school use, and (5) stresses the need for policy makers to expand the accountability framework for schools. (Contains 3 exhibits.)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Indicators, Evaluation Methods, Educational Assessment, Classification, Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Outcomes of Education, Evidence, Program Evaluation, Psychometrics, Evaluation Problems, Politics of Education
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA. Department of Psychology, Franz Hall, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563. Tel: 310-825-3634; Fax: 310-206-8716; e-mail: smhp@ucla.edu; Web site: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Mental Health in Schools
Identifiers - Location: Iowa
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