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Just for the Kids
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- Accountability Systems
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- Annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs
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National Association of State Boards of Education
Research & Reports
Pennsylvania Reports | National Reports
2008-09 PSSA and AYP Results
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Instructionally Supportive NCLB Tests: Why They’re Needed, How to Get Them
Handout from Dr. W. James Popham, presented at the April 29, 2003 Pennsylvania Education Policy Forum
Assessment, Testing and the PSSA: Research and Policy Implications for Pennsylvania School Districts
Pennsylvania School Boards Association, June 2002
The Accuracy and Effectiveness of Adequate Yearly Progress, NCLB’s School Evaluation System
By William J. Mathis, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union, University of Vermont, September 2006
The State of State Standards 2006
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, August 2006
Making the Cut: How States Set Passing Scores on Standardized Tests
Education Sector, July 2006
Improving Assessment and Accountability for English Language Learners in the No Child Left Behind Act
National Council of La Raza, March 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
ISTEPing in the Right Direction? An Analysis of Fall Versus Spring Testing
Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University, Winter 2005
Identifying School Districts for Improvement and Corrective Action Under the No Child Left Behind Act
Center on Education Policy, March 2005
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2003
A report from the U.S. Census Bureau, June 2004
The Condition of Education 2004
Published by the National Center for Education Statistics, June 2004
12th Grade Student Achievement in America: A New Vision for NAEP
A report to the National Assessment Governing Board, March 2004
Benchmarks for an Effective State Standards & Testing Strategy
Lessons from two states published by Mass Insight Education & Partnership for Learning, Spring 2004
Software Enabling School Improvement Through Analysis of Student Data
Published by the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk, January 2004
After the Test: How Schools Are Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap
Power Point presentation from the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative, December 2003
Growth in School Revisited: Achievement Gains from the Fourth to the Eighth Grade
Published by the Educational Testing Service, November 2003
NAEP 2003 Reading and Mathematics Results for the Nation and States
A report from the National Assessment Governing Board,
November 2003
Reaching New Heights: Turning Around Low-Performing Schools
A report from the National Governor’s Association
Determinants of Student Achievement: New Evidence from San Diego
A report from the Public Policy Institute of California
Overview and Inventory of State Education Reforms: 1990 to 2000
Published by the National Center for Education Statistics
National Assessment of Education Progress Validity Studies
Available from the National Center for Education Statistics
State-Sponsored Technical Assistance to Low-Performing Schools: Strategies from Nine States
By Katrina G. Laguarda, Policy Studies Associates, Inc., April 2003
Testing the Testers 2003: An Annual Ranking of State Accountability Systems
Published by The Princeton Review
Perceived Effects of State-Mandated Testing Programs on Teaching and Learning: Findings from a National Survey of Teachers
A report from the National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy, March 2003
The Impact of High-Stakes Tests on Student Academic Performance
Research conducted by Audrey L. Amrein and David C. Berliner of the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University, December 2002
An Analysis of Some Unintended and Negative Consequences of High-Stakes Testing
Research conducted by Audrey L. Amrein and David C. Berliner of the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University, December 2002
A Primer on State Accountability and Large-Scale Assessments
Published by the National Association of State Boards of Education
Thinking About Tests and Testing: A Short Primer in “Assessment Literacy”
Published by the American Youth Policy Forum
Assessment and Accountability Systems: 50 State Profiles
Published by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education
Defining and Assessing Learning: Exploring Competency-Based Initiatives
Published by the National Center for Education Statistics, September 2002
Local Flexibility within an Accountability System
By Benjamin Scafidi, Catherine Freeman and Stan DeJarnett, published in the Education Policy Analysis Archives, October 2001
