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Download full textStrunk, Kathy; Thurlow, Martha L.; Arner, Justin – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2020
The 2015 reauthorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) placed a state-level 1.0% threshold on student participation in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standard (AA-AAAS). ESSA also stipulated that state education agencies (SEAs) may not impose on any local educational agency (LEA) a cap on the percentage…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
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Direct linkKaufman, Julia H.; Doan, Sy; Fernandez, Maria-Paz – RAND Corporation, 2021
Much research has noted the misalignment between kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) academic standards and curriculum materials used in classrooms. Many states and education organizations have been pushing for greater use of standards-aligned curriculum, especially during the past several years. In this report, the authors share results…
Descriptors: Standards, Alignment (Education), Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials
Kaufman, Julia H.; Doan, Sy; Tuma, Andrea Prado; Woo, Ashley – RAND Corporation, 2020
If a "curriculum" -- a set of instructional materials intended as a comprehensive course of study for a particular subject and grade level -- is well-aligned with state standards, it can help teachers deliver instruction that leads to students' mastery of those standards. However, most research suggests that curricula, in themselves, are…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Elementary Secondary Education, Alignment (Education), State Standards
Winton, Steven L.; Palmer, Sarah; Hughes, Patrick J. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2018
Leadership education must evolve to keep pace with the growing recognition that effective leadership happens in a complex environment and is as much a systemic variable as a personal one. As part of a program review process, a graduate leadership program at a private Midwestern university conducted a qualitative review of 18 online graduate…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Leadership Training, Qualitative Research, Graduate Study
Katz, Philip M. – Council of Independent Colleges, 2015
Competency-based education (CBE) is an approach to pedagogy that emphasizes the mastery of skills and concepts rather than credit hours or seat time. The assessment of mastery can take several forms, including formal assessments of prior learning (such as portfolio reviews or examinations) and automated evaluations of online coursework. Advocates…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Private Colleges, Academic Standards
Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2019
In order to comply with the regulations put forth by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states are required to submit evidence associated with their statewide accountability systems to the United States Department of Education (ED) for peer review. Some states have elected to…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Peer Evaluation, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Tuma, Andrea Prado; Doan, Sy; Lawrence, Rebecca Ann; Henry, Daniella; Kaufman, Julia H.; Setodji, Claude Messan; Grant, David; Young, Christopher J. – RAND Corporation, 2020
This technical report provides information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the American Instructional Resources Surveys (AIRS) that were administered to principals and teachers in spring 2019 via RAND's American Educator Panels. The AIRS focused on instructional resources used and supported in English language arts,…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction
