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Download full textHerman, Joan L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2013
Historically, educational policymakers have focused on and invested heavily in accountability testing of "learning" to leverage improvement in student learning. Through accountability testing, policy makers aim to communicate standards, establish performance goals, provide data through which educators can analyze and improve school…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Science Education, Academic Standards, Models
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
