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Information Resources
Pennsylvania State Board of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
- PSSA & AYP Results (2010-2011)
- PA Academic Achievement Report (2010-2011)
- PA Accountability System
- Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content
- PA System of School Assessment (PSSA)
- PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA)
- Special Education Testing Accomodations
- PDE Standards Aligned System
- Keystone Exams
U.S. Department of Education
- Standards, Assessment, and Accountability
- Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
Education Commission of the States
- Accountability Issues Page
- Assessment Issues Page
- State Accountability and Consolidated Plans
- International Benchmarking Toolkit
- NCLB Issue Brief: A Guide to Standards-Based Assessment
National Conference of State Legislatures
IssuesPA
National Center for Education Statistics
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- NAEP Nation’s Report Card Archive
- Technology-Based Assessment Project
- National Assessment of Education Progress
- Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
- State Profiles
University of Texas – Data Use
The National Academies
Education Testing Service (ETS)
Institute of Education Sciences
Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services
National Center for Education Achievement
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
National Center on Educational Outcomes
Council of Chief State School Officers
Information Resources | Research & Reports
Research & Reports
Pennsylvania Reports | National Reports
2010-2011 PSSA and AYP Results
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Assessment, Testing and NCLB
Pennsylvania School Boards Association
A Public Policy Statement
Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, March 2013
To Assess, To Teach, To Learn: A Vision for the Future of Assessment (Technical Report)
Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, March 2013
The Condition of Education 2012
National Center for Education Statistics, May 2012
State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status
Debra Ackerman and Richard Coley, Educational Testing Service, February 2012
Educational Attainment in the United States: Latest Releases
U.S. Census Bureau, 2011
Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education
National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and Achieve Inc., December 2008
The Accuracy and Effectiveness of Adequate Yearly Progress, NCLB’s School Evaluation System
William J. Mathis, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union, University of Vermont, September 2006
Making the Cut: How States Set Passing Scores on Standardized Tests
Education Sector, July 2006
Reality Check 2006 Issue No. 3: Is Support for Standards and Testing Fading?
Public Agenda, June 2006
Improving Assessment and Accountability for English Language Learners in the No Child Left Behind Act
National Council of La Raza, March 2006
ISTEPing in the Right Direction? An Analysis of Fall Versus Spring Testing
Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University, Winter 2005-2006
Using Student Progress to Evaluate Teachers: A Primer on Value-Added Models
Educational Testing Service, November 2005
Online Assessment in Mathematics and Writing: Reports From the NAEP Technology-Based Assessment Project, Research and Development Series
National Center for Education Statistics, August 2005
Identifying School Districts for Improvement and Corrective Action Under the No Child Left Behind Act
Center on Education Policy, March 2005
Accountability for Better Results: A National Imperative for Higher Education
SHEEO, 2005
Benchmarks for an Effective State Standards & Testing Strategy
Mass Insight Education & Partnership for Learning, Spring 2004
12th Grade Student Achievement in America: A New Vision for NAEP
National Assessment Governing Board, March 2004
Software Enabling School Improvement Through Analysis of Student Data
Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk, January 2004
After the Test: Closing the Achievement Gap With Data
Bay Area School Reform Collaborative Power Point, December 2003
Growth in School Revisited: Achievement Gains from the Fourth to the Eighth Grade
Educational Testing Service, November 2003
Reaching New Heights: Turning Around Low-Performing Schools
National Governor’s Association, October 2003
Thinking About Tests and Testing: A Short Primer in “Assessment Literacy”
American Youth Policy Forum, October 2003
Determinants of Student Achievement: New Evidence from San Diego
Public Policy Institute of California, August 2003
Overview and Inventory of State Education Reforms: 1990 to 2000
National Center for Education Statistics, July 2003
Perceived Effects of State-Mandated Testing Programs on Teaching and Learning: Findings from a National Survey of Teachers
National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy, March 2003
Testing the Testers 2003: An Annual Ranking of State Accountability Systems
The Princeton Review, 2003
The Impact of High-Stakes Tests on Student Academic Performance
Audrey L. Amrein and David C. Berliner, The Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University, December 2002
An Analysis of Some Unintended and Negative Consequences of High-Stakes Testing
Audrey L. Amrein and David C. Berliner, The Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University, December 2002
Defining and Assessing Learning: Exploring Competency-Based Initiatives
National Center for Education Statistics, September 2002
Local Flexibility within an Accountability System
Benjamin Scafidi, Catherine Freeman and Stan DeJarnett, The Education Policy Analysis Archives, October 2001
Assessment and Accountability Systems: 50 State Profiles
Consortium for Policy Research in Education, March 2001
