States Seek Flexibility on Testing

Autor/inn/en	McNeil, Michele; Gewertz, Catherine
Titel	States Seek Flexibility on Testing
Quelle	In: Education Week, 32 (2013) 35, S.1 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Educational Testing; High Stakes Tests; Scores; Accountability; Teacher Evaluation; Academic Standards; State Standards; Change; Position Papers; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Wandel; Positionspapier; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz
Abstract	With the debut of common assessments less than two years away, states and districts are worried about the accountability systems that hinge on those tests. A growing chorus of policy groups is urging more flexibility in how states evaluate teachers, label schools, and enforce other high-stakes consequences during what's likely to be a messy transition. Position papers from a range of organizations seek to stake out turf on the delicate question of how to postpone or temporarily ease some rules without abandoning accountability, at a time when the new, tougher assessments are projected to send test scores--at least at first--into a nose dive. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10