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Haney, Walt; Fowler, Clarke; Wheelock, Anne; Bebell, Damian; Malec, Nicole – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
Using data from state and academic reports, an independent committee of researchers has evaluated the Massachusetts Teacher Tests. Scores are found to be highly unreliable, and the tests are found to contain questionable content. Suspending use of the tests is recommended. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Teacher Evaluation

Wainer, Howard – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
The critique of the Massachusetts Teacher Tests by W. Haney and others points out some flaws in the tests but ignores the fact that the tests provide some useful information to guide teacher selection decisions. Calls for additional study of these teacher evaluation instruments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Teacher Evaluation
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Adkins, Deborah; Kingsbury, G. Gage – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the call for all students to be "proficient" in reading and mathematics by 2014. Yet the law expects each state to define proficiency as it sees fit and design its own tests. This study investigated three research questions related to this policy: (1) How consistent are various…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Tests, Test Validity, Reading Tests