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Developing and Measuring Higher Order Skills: Models for State Performance Assessment Systems. Research Brief
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Darling-Hammond, Linda – Learning Policy Institute, 2017
After passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015, states assumed greater responsibility for designing their own accountability and assessment systems. ESSA requires states to measure "higher order thinking skills and understanding" and encourages the use of open-ended performance assessments, which are essential for…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Accountability, Portfolios (Background Materials), Task Analysis
Developing and Measuring Higher Order Skills: Models for State Performance Assessment Systems
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Darling-Hammond, Linda – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2017
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opened up new possibilities for how student and school success are defined and supported in American public education. States have greater responsibility for designing and building their assessment and accountability systems. These new opportunities to develop performance assessments are critically important…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Accountability, Portfolios (Background Materials), Task Analysis
Teacher Learning through Assessment: How Student-Performance Assessments Can Support Teacher Learning
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Falk, Beverly – Center for American Progress, 2013
As the internationally benchmarked Common Core State Standards, or CCSS, are adopted in states across the country, educators are seeking ways to support an increasingly diverse student population to meet these more demanding expectations. The likelihood that students will achieve the aims of the standards will be substantially shaped by how well…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Teacher Competencies, Faculty Development, Student Evaluation
Steady Work: Finland Builds a Strong Teaching and Learning System
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Darling-Hammond, Linda – Rethinking Schools, 2010
In this article, the author briefly describes how Finland built a strong educational system, nearly from the ground up. Finland was not succeeding educationally in the 1970s, when the United States was the unquestioned education leader in the world. Yet this country created a productive teaching and learning system by expanding access while…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Educational Change
Soaring Systems: High Flyers All Have Equitable Funding, Shared Curriculum, and Quality Teaching
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Darling-Hammond, Linda – American Educator, 2011
Now more than ever, high-quality education for all is a public good that is essential for the good of the public. As the fate of individuals and nations is increasingly interdependent, the quest for access to an equitable, empowering education for all people has become a critical issue for the American nation as a whole. No society can thrive in a…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, College Graduates, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Authentic Teaching, Learning, and Assessment with New English Learners at International High School. A Series on Authentic Assessment and Accountability.
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Ancess, Jacqueline; Darling-Hammond, Linda – 1994
International High School, New York (New York) is a secondary school for students who have been in the United States less than 4 years and who score below the 20th percentile on an English language proficiency test. The 310 students of 1988 came from 37 nations, and spoke 32 languages. An evaluation conducted in the 1991-92 school year indicates…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Education, Cultural Awareness, Educational Change