ERIC Number: ED630213
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 12
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Developing State Assessment Systems That Support Teaching and Learning: What Can the Federal Government Do? Policy Brief
Badrinarayan, Aneesha; Darling-Hammond, Linda
Learning Policy Institute
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) invited states to use multiple measures of "higher-order thinking skills and understanding," including "extended-performance tasks," to create state assessment systems that support teaching for deeper learning. However, few states have been able to navigate federal assessment requirements in ways that result in tests with these features that can support high-quality instruction. This brief describes three ways that federal executive action can help states realize their visions for more meaningful assessments: (1) Better align technical expectations for assessment quality with ESSA's intentions; (2) Enable ESSA's Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority to better support innovation; and (3) Create additional pathways to higher-quality assessments through existing or new funding mechanisms. [This report was written in collaboration with Michael DiNapoli, Tara Kini, Tiffany Miller, and Julie Woods. For the full report, see ED630214.]
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Federal Government, Government Role, State Government, Educational Strategies, Educational Change, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Barriers, Peer Evaluation, Innovation
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Carnegie Corporation of New York; Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Walton Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: Learning Policy Institute
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
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