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Woods, Julie Rowland – Education Commission of the States, 2015
While federal law requires students to be tested in math, English-language arts and science in particular grades, states are still struggling to mount the resources and expertise necessary to fully implement college and career readiness standards, let alone new assessments aligned to these higher standards. New assessments are not only more…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Tests, Evaluation Methods, Test Selection
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Jacobs, Mary Ann – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
Teachers in School 9, a small elementary school in Passaic County, N.J., were shocked: Just 2.5% of students in the school were performing at grade level in math, making it the lowest-performing school in math in the nonpublic school district of 49 schools. School 9's student population is 69% Hispanic and 31% black; 80% qualify for free or…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Low Achievement
Brandt, Rusty; Bercovitz, Elizabeth; McNally, Susan; Zimmerman, Linda – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2015
A usability study was conducted by the Research and Innovation Network and Assessment Solutions Design to assess the usability of a drawing response interaction type. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) commissioned a multi-part study to determine the viability of using the drawing response interaction on…
Descriptors: Usability, Partnerships in Education, Consortia, Career Readiness