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Author | : William Hollis Blackwell (III.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Abstract: While No Child Left Behind assessment policies require student performance on alternate assessments to be reported to parents, there have been no research studies and limited guidance on how this information is best reported. There are two issues resulting from the lack of research and guidance. First, there is no established standard for what information should be reported. It is left to individual states to determine the types of information reported, and there is no provision to ensure that parents have a voice in determining the information that is most helpful to them. Second, there is no guidance on exactly how the information should be presented. This study directly examined these issues within the context of Pennsylvania. The research question was: What are meaningful ways of reporting alternate assessment results to parents? Data were collected through a variety of methods, including interviews with parents, teachers, special education program administrators, and alternate assessment design team members; and through the development and trial testing of sample alternate assessment score reports with parents and teachers. Based on the findings, the answer to the research question is twofold: (a) there are specific design features that can be incorporated into alternate assessment score reports to assist with parents' interpretation and use of the reports, and (b) the definition of "report" has to be expanded beyond a traditional paper report in order to include in-person and video opportunities for presenting information. The findings from this study contribute to special education policy and practice at three levels: (a) the design and reporting of alternate assessment results to parents, (b) the translation of federal and state assessment policies into practices that directly benefit parents and students, and (c) the ways teachers and parents exchange information during the educational planning process.
Author | : William D. Schafer |
Publisher | : Paul H Brookes Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781598570373 |
Discover what really works in alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards. This book gathers cutting-edge knowledge and best practices in seven states to help readers work toward accurate assessment of students with severe disabilities.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 1997-06-27 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0309057892 |
In the movement toward standards-based education, an important question stands out: How will this reform affect the 10% of school-aged children who have disabilities and thus qualify for special education? In Educating One and All, an expert committee addresses how to reconcile common learning for all students with individualized education for "one"â€"the unique student. The book makes recommendations to states and communities that have adopted standards-based reform and that seek policies and practices to make reform consistent with the requirements of special education. The committee explores the ideas, implementation issues, and legislative initiatives behind the tradition of special education for people with disabilities. It investigates the policy and practice implications of the current reform movement toward high educational standards for all students. Educating One and All examines the curricula and expected outcomes of standards-based education and the educational experience of students with disabilitiesâ€"and identifies points of alignment between the two areas. The volume documents the diverse population of students with disabilities and their school experiences. Because approaches to assessment and accountability are key to standards-based reforms, the committee analyzes how assessment systems currently address students with disabilities, including testing accommodations. The book addresses legal and resource implications, as well as parental participation in children's education.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 764 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Education |
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Author | : Carolyn Coil |
Publisher | : Pieces of Learning |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1931334722 |
Author | : Barbara Bruns |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0821386808 |
"This book is about the threats to education quality in the developing world that cannot be explained by lack of resources. It reviews the observed phenomenon of service delivery failures in public education: cases where programs and policies increase the inputs to education but do not produce effective services where it counts - in schools and classrooms. It documents what we know about the extent and costs of such failures across low and middle-income countries. And it further develops the conceptual model posited in the World Development Report 2004: that a root cause of low-quality and inequitable public services - not only in education - is the weak accountability of providers to both their supervisors and clients.The central focus of the book, however, is a new story. It is that developing countries are increasingly adopting innovative strategies to attack these problems. Drawing on new evidence from 22 rigorous impact evaluations across 11 developing countries, this book examines how three key strategies to strengthen accountability relationships in developing country school systems have affected school enrollment, completion and student learning. The book reviews the motivation and global context for education reforms aimed at strengthening provider accountability. It provides the rationally and synthesizes the evidence on the impacts of three key lines of reform: (1) policies that use the power of information to strengthen the ability of clients of education services (students and their parents) to hold providers accountable for results; (2) policies that promote school-based management?that is increase schools? autonomy to make key decisions and control resources, often empowering parents to play a larger role; (3) teacher incentives reforms that specifically aim at making teachers more accountable for results, either by making contract tenure dependent on performance, or offering performance-linked pay. The book summarizes the lessons learned, draws cautious conclusions about possible complementarities across different types of accountability-focused reforms if they are implemented in tandem, considers issues related to scaling up reform efforts and the political economy of reform, and suggests directions for future work."
Author | : Lisa Maria Burke |
Publisher | : Corwin Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2002-06-17 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1483362981 |
This comprehensive manual offers step-by-step tools to help alleviate the strain and frustration of guesswork in teaching.
Author | : Boris Baltes |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 2019-01-08 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0128127562 |
Work Across the Lifespan coalesces theoretical and empirical perspectives on aging and work. This volume examines a collection of human development theories that explain trajectories of change, including patterns of growth, maintenance, and decline across the adult lifespan. At its core, the lifespan perspective assumes a focus on aging as a continuous process of intraindividual change and goal-based self-regulation. In this text, the lifespan perspective serves as a lens for examining the complex relationship between aging and work. Integrating research from the fields of developmental psychology as well as industrial, work, and organizational psychology, this authoritative reference brings together the collective thinking of researchers who study work, careers, organizations, and aging.
Author | : Sue C. Wortham |
Publisher | : Pearson |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781292041070 |
For Assessment courses in Early Childhood Education. One of the most accessible and practical textbooks available on assessing young children from infancy through age 8. It provides the full range of types of assessment and how, when, and why to use them. An excellent introduction to assessing young children, Assessment in Early Childhood Education continues with the inclusion of all types of assessments that can be used with infants and young children. Key changes and updates to this edition include: updated and streamlined figures, examples, and models of assessment that aid pre-service teachers to learn how to apply the principles of quality assessments; new activities at the end of the chapters provide opportunities for students to apply their own performance activities to demonstrate understanding of chapter contents; the effects of No Child Left Behind have been updated; newly revised information on children from diverse cultures and languages and children with disabilities has been added; and information on new and current trends toward accountability are discussed, as well as the impact of high-stakes testing.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1999-10-06 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0309172861 |
State education departments and school districts face an important challenge in implementing a new law that requires disadvantaged students to be held to the same standards as other students. The new requirements come from provisions of the 1994 reauthorization of Title I, the largest federal effort in precollegiate education, which provides aid to "level the field" for disadvantaged students. Testing, Teaching, and Learning is written to help states and school districts comply with the new law, offering guidance for designing and implementing assessment and accountability systems. This book examines standards-based education reform and reviews the research on student assessment, focusing on the needs of disadvantaged students covered by Title I. With examples of states and districts that have track records in new systems, the committee develops a practical "decision framework" for education officials. The book explores how best to design assessment and accountability systems that support high levels of student learning and to work toward continuous improvement. Testing, Teaching, and Learning will be an important tool for all involved in educating disadvantaged studentsâ€"state and local administrators and classroom teachers.