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Testing vs. Teaching: The Perceived Impact of Assessment Demands on Middle Grades Instructional Practices
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Faulkner, Shawn A.; Cook, Christopher M. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2006
As a result of the pressures of educational reform and high-stakes assessment, some schools run the risk of foregoing active, student-centered learning activities for building test-taking skills and the memorization of discrete facts (Gredler, 1999; Jackson & Davis, 2000). Coupled with the additional pressure to fulfill the expectations of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Federal Legislation, Educational Philosophy, High Stakes Tests
KIRIS Accountability Cycle I Technical Manual. Based on the Analysis of Data from the 1991-92 through 1993-94 School Years.
Dings, Jonathan; Gong, Brian; Kingston, Neal – 1995
This technical manual provides all major existing information about the technical characteristics of the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The assessment component of the Kentucky Education Reform Act Accountability System was in use between 1991-92 and 1993-94 and was referred to as Cycle One. Two sets of test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
KIRIS Accountability Cycle 2 Technical Manual. Based on the Analysis of Data from the 1992-93 through 1995-96 School Years.
Dings, Jonathan – 1997
This technical manual provides information about the technical characteristics of the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS), the assessment component of the Kentucky Education Reform Act Accountability System. The time period covered is Accountability Cycle 2, which spanned the school years 1992-93 through 1995-96. Sections of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change