ERIC Number: EJ963091
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Strategic Data Use of Schools in Accountability Systems
Ehren, Melanie C. M.; Swanborn, Machteld S. L.
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v23 n2 p257-280 2012
School inspections are expected to have an impact on data use and improvement of schools. Schools are expected to generate data (e.g., self-evaluation reports and student achievement results) as part of the inspection process. This process, in turn, also generates data (e.g., inspection reports) for school improvement. The high-stakes context in which both types of data are generated however has been known to lead to strategic responses of schools. In this study, we analyzed if schools cheat on tests and reshape their test pool in responses to the Dutch (risk-based) school inspections. We found that 5.5% of the schools do not to comply with the guidelines for administering the test; one third of the schools exclude one or more students from the test. These responses, however, do not appear to be related to specific measures in the Dutch school inspections or prior performance of schools on these measures. (Contains 7 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Inspection, Accountability, Evaluation Utilization, Inferences, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Guidelines, Testing, Program Administration, Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, Decision Making, Cheating, Statistical Bias, Teacher Behavior, Systems Analysis, Educational Malpractice, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, School Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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