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Herman, Joan L.; Choi, Kilchan – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2008
This article articulates a framework for examining the quality of formative assessment practice and provides empirical evidence in support of one of its components. Based on a study of middle school science, the study examines the accuracy of teachers' judgments of students' understanding and the relationship of such accuracy to middle school …
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Middle School Students, Secondary School Science, Student Evaluation
Herman, Joan L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
The reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) makes this a good time to consider whether and how current accountability serves the public interest and whether and how it can better do so. This report explores these issues in the context of the current literature on the effects of accountability in K-12 education. It considers the meaning…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability, Educational Legislation