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Thurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl; Quenemoen, Rachel; Moen, Ross – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2010
The academic progress of students is an important indicator of educational success. For school accountability systems, using a growth model to report on a student's academic growth can be viewed as an addition to or a replacement for a status model. Status models compare the performance of a cohort of students in a grade one year with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Accountability, Student Improvement
Ysseldyke, Jim; Thurlow, Martha; Erickson, Ron; Gabrys, Robert; Haigh, John; Trimble, Scott; Gong, Brian – 1996
This report describes and compares the inclusive assessment and accountability systems of Maryland and Kentucky, with a focus on components, scoring methods, reporting practices, data use, participation of students with disabilities, testing accommodations, and implementation considerations (including cost and training issues). Maryland and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Ysseldyke, Jim; Krentz, Jane; Elliott, Judy; Thurlow, Martha; Erickson, Ronald; Moore, Michael – 1998
This report describes how the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) Framework for Educational Accountability, which specifies outcomes and indicators for six developmental levels (ages three and six, grades four, eight, and twelve, and post-school), can be used to implement parts of the National Association of State Directors of Special…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Citizenship