Best practices for state assessment systems

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Describes the presentations and discussions from a workshop held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10-11, 2009, focusing on lessons to be drawn from past experiments with innovative assessments, technical challenges, and the opportunities presented by the current common standards movement.

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Full title :Best practices for state assessment systems. / Alexandra Beatty, rapporteur ; Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):National Academies Press
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

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Description:xii, 81 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

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ISBN:0309153816, 9780309153812
oclc:ocn655759736
LC Classification:LB2822.75
Dewey Decimal:371.26

1. Introduction -- Context -- Recent Changes in Tests -- Interim Assessments -- Multiple Purposes for Assessment -- The Current System -- Strengths -- Weaknesses -- Challenges -- 2. Improving Assessments -- Possibilities And Questions -- Developing Standards That Lead to Better Instruction and Learning: An Example -- Developing Assessments That Lead to Better Instruction and Learning: An Example -- Technical Challenges -- Discussion Summary -- 3. Innovative Assessment -- Lessons From The Past And Present -- Looking Back -- Vermont -- Kentucky -- Maryland -- Washington -- California -- NAEP Higher-Order Thinking Skills Pilot -- Lessons from the Past -- Current Innovations -- Performance Assessment -- Portfolios -- Technology-Supported Assessment -- Looking to the Future -- 4. Political Experiences and Considerations -- Maryland -- Kentucky -- Minnesota -- Policy Implications -- 5. Opportunities For Better Assessment -- Improvement Targets -- Cost Savings -- Improved Cognitive Analyses -- Cross-State Comparisons -- Perspectives: The Past and the Future -- 6. Research Needs -- Theory and Goals -- Research Priorities -- References -- Appendixes -- A. Workshop Agenda -- B. Workshop Par…

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Conference papers and proceedings Congresses Éducation -- Congrès. -- Politique gouv… Education and state Education and state -- Congresses. -- U… Educational evaluation Educational Evaluation -- Congresses. -… Educational tests and measurements Educational tests and measurements -- C… Évaluation en éducation -- Congrès. -- … Tests et mesures en éducation -- Congrè… United States