This presentation, given at the CCSSO 32nd Annual Conference on Large-Scale Assessment, gives an overview of the No Child Left Behind model and discusses five factors that affect NCLB modeling.
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This presentation summarizes the work done to develop a large group of assessment activities in English, math, science, and social studies that could be integrated with district curricula to provide […]
This presentation at the Council of Chief State School Officers’ 2002 large-scale assessment conference discusses issues involved in using alignment studies between standards and assessments, and assessment and accountability decisions, […]
This presentation at the CCSSO Large-scale Assessment Conference examined the federal No Child Left Behind accountability requirements from the perspective of the design principles outlined in a recent publication by […]
This presentation at the 2002 CCSSO Large-scale assessment conference discusses how and why states may use methods other than a single quantitative formula to identify low-performing schools. Gives examples from […]
Implementing an Accountability System that Improves Schools October 4th – 5th Agenda Session I Defining the Correct Criteria for “Quality” or “Improvement” Richard Hill, Center for Assessment Session II How […]
A presentation to the U.S. Department of Education, sponsored by Council of Chief State School Officers. It provides a framework of design characteristics for school accountability systems and provides examples.
PowerPoint presentation of a North Carolina Assistance Team’s efforts to improve elementary school tests of reading and math in grades 3-8. Discusses the goals of the ABCs of Accountability System, […]
Presentation at the Seminar on Using Multiple Measures and Indicators to Judge Schools’ Adequate Yearly Progress under Title I, Sponsored by Council of Chief State School Officers and the U.S. […]
Technical Issues Affecting State Accountability Systems October Agenda Session I Reliability: To What Extent Would Accountability Labels and Judgements About Students, Teachers, Schools and Districts Be Replicated if Made Again? […]
Presentation at the Council of Chief State School Officers’ large-scale assessment conference; discusses assessments that illuminate instructional decisions by examining how teachers in Kentucky increased their scoring accuracy and their […]
Presentation at the Conference on Policy and Measurement Issues in Large-scale Science and Mathematics Assessment, sponsored by RAND and NSF; discusses issues of validity, consistency of metric, consistency of included […]
Validity Evidence for AssessmentsSuzanne Lane, University of Pittsburgh Setting Performance Standards on Educational Assessments and Criteria for Evaluating the ProcessRonald K Hambleton, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
This presentation at the 1998 Policy and Practices Forum sponsored by Education Commission of the States discusses stakes, student-level reporting, reporting statistic, evaluation design, performance-based assessment, national comparisons, and releasing […]
Presentation at the 1997 CCSSO Annual Large-scale Assessment Conference; discusses systems of evaluating & adequate yearly progress as well as methods of calculating and reducing error.
Presentation at the AERA Special Interest Group on School Indicators and Profiles; uses examples from several states to highlight need to disaggregate data to address validity, equity, and improvement.