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Autor/inn/en | Sebring, Penny A.; Boruch, Robert F. |
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Titel | Beyond the Use of NAEP: Lessons for Increasing the Use of State and Local Assessment Results. |
Quelle | (1982), (10 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Academic Achievement; Administrative Policy; Educational Assessment; Educational Diagnosis; Elementary Secondary Education; National Programs; Policy Formation; School Districts; State Programs; Test Use; Use Studies; User Satisfaction (Information); National Assessment of Educational Progress |
Abstract | Getting assessment results used is no easy task. This paper examines the findings of a recent study on the uses of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and suggests implications for increasing use of state and local assessment results. The NAEP study, conducted at Northwestern University, generated evidence that assessment results and methods were employed to make decisions, persuade others, and enhance understanding of issues. These uses occurred in the context of professional activities (the use of results to improve instruction); research (the use of results to understand achievement); and policy development (the use of results by different levels of governance). State and local agencies often exploited NAEP findings and methods to assess student achievement and to identify and address weaknesses in curricular programs, but there was a wide variety of other uses as well. Implications are discussed for assessment planning, meeting heterogeneous user needs, inventing multiple dissemination strategies, providing technical assistance, developing inter-institutional relations, and systematic monitoring of use. (Author/PLB) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |