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The Statistics of Accountability: Two Approaches to Improving Information for LEA Decision-Making.
Gray, John – Education Policy Bulletin, 1979
The use of statistics on grades as a criteria for accountability is limiting and misleading. Alternative indicators of school performance are suggested, including the Scottish Education Data Archive. (JMF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Feedback
School Effectiveness and the "Other Outcomes" of Secondary Schooling: A Reassessment of Three Decades of British Research
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Gray, John – Improving Schools, 2004
It has long been assumed that schools which were "effective" with respect to one set of outcomes (usually academic performance) were generally more "effective" in relation to others. This article reviews the last three decades of British evidence across a range of affective, social and other non-cognitive outcomes including:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Accountability, Educational Indicators