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Identifying a School Quality/Student Success Indicator for ESSA: Requirements and Considerations
This brief summarizes ESSA’s requirements for the school quality/student success indicator and outlines key factors to consider when identifying, evaluating, […]
December 31, 2016
First, Do No Harm?: A Framework for Ethical Decision-Making in Teacher Evaluation
This book chapter provides a practical framework that decision-makers can use to contextualize, analyze, and more thoughtfully navigate the ethical […]
December 30, 2016
In Search of Unicorns: Conceptualizing and Validating the “Fifth Indicator” in ESSA Accountability Systems
This paper describes the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) regarding the indicator for student success and school […]
November 13, 2016
Value-Added Assessment of Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States: A Critical Evaluation
This peer-reviewed article critically evaluates value-added accountability measures currently enacted in the United States at the federal and state levels […]
November 13, 2016
Book Review: Building a Better Teacher: Understanding Value-Added Models in the Law of Teacher Evaluations
This book review examines Mark Paige’s book, “Building a Better Teacher: Understanding Value-Added Models in the Law of Teacher Evaluations.”
November 2, 2016
Living in a Post-Validity World: Cleaning up Our Messick
This document contains the written version of the presidential address delivered by Charlie DePascale at the 47th annual conference of […]
November 1, 2016
A Framework to Support Accountability Evaluation
This paper identifies the key elements underlying a comprehensive accountability system evaluation and illustrates how the framework can be applied […]
September 30, 2016
2016 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series
Setting the Foundation: Frameworks for Assessment, Context, and Literacy Fit the Assessment to Intended Purpose and Uses – Erika Hall […]
September 29, 2016
Comparability Options for States Applying for the Innovative Assessment and Accountability Demonstration Authority: Comments Submitted to the U.S. Department of Education on Proposed ESSA Regulations
This paper was submitted to the United States Department of Education (ED) in September 2016 as comments on the proposed […]
September 6, 2016
Final Report on Online Interruptions of the Spring 2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment Administration in Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota
This paper is the final report of a study of the effects of test interruptions in three states. It includes […]
September 1, 2016