ERIC Number: EJ910137
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Dec-20
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Understanding the Connections between Large-Scale Assessment and School Improvement Planning
Volante, Louis; Cherubini, Lorenzo
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, n115 Dec 2010
This study explored how teachers and school administrators connect large-scale assessment results with school improvement planning. Using a semi-structured format, 20 teachers and 17 administrators were interviewed from two school districts in southern Ontario, Canada. The interview protocol contained a range of questions related to teaching and administrative experience, large-scale assessment knowledge, professional development, and instructional planning in response to large-scale assessment results. Analysis of the interviews followed a constant comparison method and suggested few educators, particularly at the secondary level, are using large-scale assessment results in a sophisticated fashion for data-integrated decision-making. The implications of the findings are discussed in relation to professional development, capacity building, and instructional leadership. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Student Evaluation, Measures (Individuals), Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Instructional Leadership, Educational Improvement, Interviews, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Administrators, Grounded Theory, Comparative Analysis, Data, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Tel: 204-474-9004; Fax: 204-474-7564; e-mail: cjeapadm@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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