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Increasing Text Complexity: A Discussion
The research for this article goes beyond the typical readability formulas used in test and textbook development. Factors that influence […]
August 23, 2005
Roles of Local Assessments in State Accountability Systems
This presentation provides an overview of how local assessments may be used in relation to state accountability systems, and outlines […]
June 20, 2005
Using Student Data for School Accountability: An Overview
This presentation provides an overview of different types of school performance, including student growth, and introduces key issues in defining […]
June 19, 2005
Documenting the Validity of Accountability Systems: A Progress Report
This presentation provides an approach for thinking about the validity of accountability systems, and provides several examples of how system […]
June 19, 2005
Measuring Student Growth Through Value Tables
Slides of a paper presenting introductory concepts of value tables, presented at the Council of Chief State School Officers’ Large […]
June 13, 2005
Establishing a Value Table for Alaska
An explanation of the process used to generate a value table recommended for use in measuring growth in Alaska.
June 13, 2005
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Adjusting AYP Workbooks to Increase Reliability & Validity
This presentation advocates several practical changes to increase reliability and validity of No Child Left Behind school accountability decisions, notably […]
April 13, 2005
Keeping the Baby and (Most of) the Bathwater: Mid-course Adjustments to NCLB’s AYP
This presentation, from NCME’s 2005 conference, describes several adjustments that could be made to increase the validity of adequate-yearly-progress (AYP) […]
April 11, 2005
No Child Left Behind: Grappling With “Adequate Yearly Progress”
Ten suggestions for improving accountability issues caused by the technical implementation of the adequate-yearly-progress (AYP) rules of No Child Left […]
November 17, 2004
Models for Using Student Growth Measures in School Accountability
This presentation examines design decisions policymakers should consider when deciding if and how to incorporate student growth or value-added models […]
November 14, 2004