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Establishing a State Consortium for Assessment: A Discussion of Factors to Consider
This paper provides a framework of four major areas to consider in the development of a state assessment consortium. Regardless […]
November 30, 2009
NECAP: Notes on the Collaboration Among Four New England States
This paper provides an overview of the collaboration of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont in the New England […]
October 31, 2009
2009 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series
Next Generation Assessment and Accountability Systems October 1st-October 2nd Agenda Session I Public Education SystemsPeter McWalters, Former Commissioner of Rhode […]
October 2, 2009
Comparing Different Accountability Measures: Status, Improvement, Index, Growth
This paper examines the differences in the philosophies behind four different school accountability metrics: status, safe harbor (improvement), index, and […]
June 16, 2009
Growth, Standards and Accountability
Over the last decade, large-scale annual testing has provided states with unprecedented access to longitudinal student data. Current use of […]
April 5, 2009
What Do We Know About the Technical Quality of Interim Assessments?
This paper reports work to develop an instrument with detailed criteria that educators could use to analyze the quality and […]
March 31, 2009
Designing and Developing Alternate Assessments for Modified Achievement Standards
This presentation focuses on understanding how to design and develop an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS). Different […]
February 3, 2009
Definitions of Proficiency and Best Practices for Writing Performance Level Descriptors
This presentation focuses on how the definition of “proficient” varies across states. It illustrates how the definitions can lead to […]
February 3, 2009
Exploring Cognitive Complexity & Depth of Knowledge: Part 1
Norman Webb’s work has been applied to different content areas and used in test item development, as well as in […]
December 17, 2008
Exploring Cognitive Complexity & Depth of Knowledge: Part 2
Norman Webb’s work has been applied to different content areas and used in test item development, as well as in […]
December 15, 2008