This presentation advocates several practical changes to increase reliability and validity of No Child Left Behind school accountability decisions, notably through a two-stage model, with less reliance on high minimum […]
Topics: Design
This presentation, from NCME’s 2005 conference, describes several adjustments that could be made to increase the validity of adequate-yearly-progress (AYP) decisions without changing the NCLB statute.
This presentation examines design decisions policymakers should consider when deciding if and how to incorporate student growth or value-added models into their school accountability systems.
Incorporating Measures of Student Growth Into State Accountability Systems October 7th – 8th Agenda Session I Validity Considerations When Measuring GrowthScott Marion, Center for Assessment Session II Vertically-Articulated Content Standards, […]
This presentation, part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2004 Leadership Summit on Technology, Assessment, and Accountability, examines the life cycle of assessment and accountability systems in terms of changes […]
This presentation provides a framework for conceptualizing the role of accountability in federal education law. This session addresses key questions for designing single state accountability systems.
This presentation, given at the 2003 Large Scale Assessment Conference, outlines a major issue with NCLB accountability designs that must be rectified: The law requires that Adequate Yearly Progress designations […]
This presentation, given at the 2003 Large Scale Assessment Conference, describes two ways that a longitudinal, value-added accountability system could be used in a state’s NCLB accountability plan.
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 […]
This document presents an elaborated framework, a concise checklist, and examples to assist states and others in the design, modification, or analysis of school accountability systems. The document was developed […]
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.
Recommendations for the design of the Louisiana school accountability system, including how to combine data from different indicators, set growth targets, and handle inclusion of all students.