Standards-Based Accountability under No Child Left Behind: Experiences of Teachers and Administrators in Three States. MG-589-NSF

Autor/inn/en	Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Marsh, Julie A.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Robyn, Abby; Russell, Jennifer; Naftel, Scott; Barney, Heather
Institution	RAND Education, Santa Monica, CA.
Titel	Standards-Based Accountability under No Child Left Behind: Experiences of Teachers and Administrators in Three States. MG-589-NSF
Quelle	(2007), (303 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-8330-4149-4
Schlagwörter	Federal Legislation; Teacher Surveys; Teaching Methods; Educational Change; Public Schools; Public School Teachers; Accountability; Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; Educational Legislation; State Standards; Student Evaluation; Intervention; Public Policy; Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Mathematics Education; Science Education; Evaluation Methods; Educational Improvement; California; Georgia; Pennsylvania; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsreform; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Verantwortung; Schulleistung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Mathematische Bildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Kalifornien; USA
Abstract	Since 2001-2002, standards-based accountability (SBA) provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) have shaped the work of public school teachers and administrators in the United States. NCLB requires each state to develop content and achievement standards in several subjects, administer tests to measure students' progress toward these standards, develop targets for performance on these tests, and impose a series of interventions on schools and districts that do not meet the targets. Many states had such systems in place before NCLB took effect, but, since 2001-2002, every state in the United States has had to develop and implement an SBA system that met the requirements of the law, and its provisions have affected every public school and district in the nation. This book sheds light on how accountability policies have influenced attitudes and been translated into actions at the district, school, and classroom levels in three states, with a focus on mathematics and science. SBA is leading to an increased emphasis on student achievement, and many educators laud this focus, but a single-minded emphasis on student proficiency on tests has some potentially negative consequences such as narrowing curriculum and declining staff morale. This book is divided into the following chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Study Design and Methods; (3) SBA Systems in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania; (4) Educators' Opinions about Standards, Assessments, and Accountability; (5) School and District Improvement Strategies; (6) Instructional Practices Related to Standards and Assessments; (7) Perceived Barriers to School Improvement; and (8) Conclusions and Implications. The following are appended: (1) Sampling and Survey Responses; (2) Supplementary Tables; and (3) Superintendent, Principal, and Teacher Surveys. (Contains 34 figures, 119 tables, and 28 notes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10