Year: 2020

Oh, What a Year!

Looking Back so We Can Look Forward: Assessment and Accountability Challenges During a Pandemic Most people want to close the door on 2020 as quickly as possible. This year was […]

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What’s Even Going On?

Collecting Data on Student Experiences to Understand Student Learning in Light of COVID-19 As the school year gets underway, one question on everyone’s mind is: What impact will all of […]

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Reflections from RILS 2020

Charting a Course in Uncertain Times: Voices From RILS 2020 To some extent, trying to address the many challenges that the pandemic presents for K-12 education has been like steering […]

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A Framework to Support States in the Selection, Documentation, and Use of Test Accommodations

This is the fourth in a series of posts by our 2020 summer interns and their mentors based on their project and the assessment and accountability issues they addressed this summer. Maura O’Riordan, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, worked with Chris Domaleski to develop guidance to help states better understand the impact of assessment accommodations on the meaning and interpretation of test scores.

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Keeping up the PACE

Evaluating Grade 8 Student Achievement Outcomes for the NH PACE Program, an Innovative Assessment System This is the third in a series of posts by our 2020 summer interns and their mentors […]

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