This paper provides guidance to help education leaders address the challenges of data collection and reporting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics: Large Scale Assessment
Chris Domaleski and Scott Marion explore the potential strengths and limitations of various options for state testing in 2021 given the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This workbook was developed to support comprehensive planning efforts for statewide summative assessments under the uncertain conditions surrounding the COVID19 pandemic.
This CCSSO-sponsored paper outlines a range of technical issues for state leaders and assessment providers to consider as they prepare for their spring 2021 state summative assessments.
This paper, sponsored by the Council for Chief State School Officers, discusses assessment considerations for fall 2020. It focuses on specific use-cases associated with key education stakeholders and offers 10 […]
This report summarizes an investigation into score changes in states administering the ACT to all high school students. The report contains numerous recommendations for ACT for improving its documentation and […]
This paper discusses how the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) differ from previous academic standards and explores some key structural challenges in designing assessments for the NGSS. It then provides […]
Carla Evans and Chris Domaleski prepared a technical brief with the National Center on Educational Outcomes to help states implement federal guidance related to participation rates for alternate assessments aligned […]
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) addresses concerns about the effects of high-stakes achievement tests by authorizing a pilot program that allows up to seven states to apply for a […]
Juan D’Brot and Scott Marion led an Assessment Task Force for the Alabama State Department of Education to help create this framework for Alabama’s next statewide assessment system.
Scott Marion discusses the challenges and issues associated with current high school testing models and offers some thoughts about how we can improve current practices.
The Center has developed a series of briefs to support Alabama’s Assessment Task Force as the panel makes decisions for the state’s new assessment system. These briefs include topics such […]
This peer-reviewed study, originally prepared for the University of New Hampshire’s Education Department, investigates the predictive validity and policy impact of Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation minimum admission requirements […]
This paper provides guidance to help state education leaders develop an implementation plan to address the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act on locally-selected, nationally-recognized high school assessments.
This brief addresses key questions related to the requirements and implications of the Every Student Succeeds Act provision related locally-selected, nationally-recognized high school assessments.
Assessing Student Learning of the Next Generation Science Standards RILS Summary Day One Blog Day Two Blog Download Agenda Thursday, September 28th Agenda Time Topic 8:30am Welcome to RILSScott Marion, […]
This paper, written with colleagues at the Council for Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), is designed to help states wrestle with the challenges of flexibility associated with high school assessment […]
Setting the Foundation: Frameworks for Assessment, Context, and Literacy Fit the Assessment to Intended Purpose and Uses – Erika Hall Assessments: Beyond the Claims – Jeri Thompson Assessment Literacy Framework […]