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Assessment Evaluation Tool (AET)

Developed in partnership with Achieve, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and the Council of Great City Schools (CGCS), the Assessment Evaluation Tool...

2017 • General Topics: Program Evaluation, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Coherent Assessment Systems • Resource Type: Toolkit • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), Grades 6-8, High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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States’ Content Standards Revision Processes

States’ Content Standards Revision Processes

Based on questions received regarding how states evaluate and revise content standards, CSAI has created this report to outline how states set about to revise content standards and the...

2016 • General Topics: Program Evaluation, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics
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The Condition of College & Career Readiness 2015: American Indian Students

This report is the latest in a series of annual reports published by ACT to highlight the progress of U.S. high school graduates based on...

2016 • General Topics: Multilingual Learners, Program Evaluation, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Resource Type: Guidance • Grade Levels: High School (9-12), Higher Education, Middle School (6-8)
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Evaluating State and Local Assessment Systems – Presentation at National Title I Conference

Evaluating State and Local Assessment Systems – Presentation at National Title I Conference

CSAI Co-Director Deborah Sigman presented at the National Title I Conference with Patrick Rooney (USED) and two educators from Illinois about evaluating state and local...

2016 • General Topics: Program Evaluation, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Literacy, Summative & Large Scale Assessment
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Analysis of the Stability of Teacher-Level Growth Scores from the Student Growth Percentile Model

Analysis of the Stability of Teacher-Level Growth Scores from the Student Growth Percentile Model

This study in a Nevada school district tests an implicit assumption of high-stakes teacher evaluation systems that use student learning to measure teacher effectiveness: that...

2016 • General Topics: Professional Learning, Program Evaluation • Resource Type: Guidance • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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A List of Non-Cognitive Assessment Instruments

From the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, this resource lists assessment instruments on "non-cognitive skills" for college-age students. As described in the resource, non-cognitive...

2016 • General Topics: Professional Learning, Program Evaluation • Resource Type: Guidance • Grade Level: Higher Education
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Evaluation of Professional Development in the Use of Arts-Integrated Activities with Mathematics Content: Findings from the Evaluation of the Wolf Trap Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant

A four-year American Institutes of Research (AIR) evaluation of a Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts professional-development program for teachers found that elementary students...

2015 • General Topics: Program Evaluation, Reporting • Resource Type: Report • Grade Levels: Early Learning, Elementary School (K-5)
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The Right Trajectory: State Teachers of the Year Compare Former and New State Assessments

From the publisher: "Utilizing research-based methodologies and practices including Evidence Centered Design, Webb's Depth of Knowledge, and survey instruments designed for this study, we convened...

2015 • General Topics: Program Evaluation, Reporting, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topics: Assessment Design & Development, Summative & Large Scale Assessment • Grade Levels: Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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Predictive Validity of MCAS and PARCC: Comparing 10th Grade MCAS Tests to PARCC Integrated Math II, Algebra II, and 10th Grade English Language Arts Tests

Predictive Validity of MCAS and PARCC: Comparing 10th Grade MCAS Tests to PARCC Integrated Math II, Algebra II, and 10th Grade English Language Arts Tests

From the Executive Summary: "The Massachusetts Executive Office of Education commissioned this study to provide timely, rigorous evidence on the extent to which MCAS and...

2015 • General Topics: Program Evaluation, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topic: Summative & Large Scale Assessment • Resource Type: Report • Grade Levels: High School (9-12), Higher Education
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Uncommonly Engaging? A Review of the EngageNY English Language Arts Common Core Curriculum

This resource reports on a review of the EngageNY ELA curriculum. It asks the questions, "Is it a high-quality product? Is it well aligned to...

2015 • General Topics: Program Evaluation, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Topics • Assessment Topic: Assessment Design & Development • Grade Levels: Early Learning, Elementary School (K-5), High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8)
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