Threats to the Validity of Accountability Systems, Part 3:
In this three-part series, we explore key aspects of system design that need to be properly balanced. In this last post, we explore formative vs. summative feedback.
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Threats to the Validity of Accountability Systems, Part 2:
In this three-part series, we explore key aspects of school accountability design that need to be properly balanced. In Part 2, we examine precision vs. actionability.
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Threats to the Validity of Accountability Systems, Part 1:
In this three-part series, we explore key aspects of school accountability design that need to be properly balanced. In Part 1, we examine simplicity vs. complexity.
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Does School Accountability Have to Be So Complicated?
We can build simpler systems. The trick is striking the right balance between complexity and simplicity.
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How to Improve School Accountability Now
We don’t refute calls for more sweeping reform, but we must take swift action to make school accountability work better right now.
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Promoting Equity Through Accountability System Design
States can use accountability system design as a lever for equity in student outcomes and opportunities, but 5 common barriers get in the way.
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Face It: Tests Have Consequences
An assessment’s negative or positive consequences are just as important as other dimensions of assessment quality, and should be part of test validity evaluations.
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It’s Time for an Innovative Accountability Pilot
Federal regulations limit states’ innovations in assessment. More substantial innovation can happen only with more flexibility in accountability.
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Reflecting on Lessons Learned in Assessment and Accountability in Education in 2022
Scott Marion reflects on what we have learned after another year of recovery after COVID’s interruptions to assessment and accountability in education.
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A 10-Step Guide for Incorporating Program Evaluation Into the Design of Educational Interventions
We explain how to incorporate program evaluation in education after you have organized your program to connect it to your evaluation.
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Connecting Evaluation Principles to Improvement Science
Improvement science can address educational issues, but only with program evaluation can its efficacy in improving outcomes be measured.
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Start Strong When Developing or Revising a Large-Scale Assessment Program
Assessment program development requires a process that begins with a strong first step including discovery, design, and dissemination.
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A Principled Approach to Accountability in 2022
Four Principles to Guide State Decisions about ESSA Accountability Systems A large part of the work my colleagues and I do at the Center is focused on helping our clients […]
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School Improvement is Hard! How Can Educational Assessment and Accountability Systems Help?
Building a Better Theory of Action to Enhance the Utility of Assessment and Accountability Systems How do schools improve? More importantly, how can school improvement be sustained over time and […]
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Theories of Action Aren’t Enough: An Argument for Logic Models
A Practical Application of the Need to Fill the Gap Between Theories of Action and the Implementation and Evaluation of a New Program or System If you’ve ever worked with […]
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