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Appendix A: Assessment
Appendix A: Assessment
Pages 167-171
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These assessments include standardized tests to determine the outcomes from different instructional programs or to compare performance across schools. The first requirement for developing quality assessments is A P P E N D I X A 167
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In some cases researchers have capitalized on such knowledge to develop the elements of an assessment strategy, although that work has generally concentrated on the development of materials for formative assessment. In contrast, research and theory have not been used to develop similarly valid assessment tools for many other areas of mathematics, for reading comprehension, or for numerous aspects of elementary and middle school science.
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If it is to support student learning and provide reliable measures of program effectiveness, SERP must undertake research on, and development of, informative and coordinated assessment systems. The SERP program affords a unique opportunity to pursue research and development on integrated assessment systems because it will involve projects and individuals who are concerned with the range of assessment purposes.
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. It is possible, for example, to characterize student achievement in terms of multiple aspects of proficiency rather than a single score; chart students' progress over time, instead of simply measuring performance at a particular point in time; deal with multiple paths or alternative methods of valued performance; model, monitor, and improve judgments based on informed evaluations; and model performance not only at the level of students, but also at the levels of groups, classes, schools, and states.
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For policy purposes, it is particularly important to study how new forms of assessment affect student learning, teacher practice, and education decision making. Also to be studied are ways that school structures (e.g., length of time of classes, class size, and the opportunity for teachers to work together)
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