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Educator's guide

A guide intended for use by educator's as a supplement to a lesson or unit plan.

• Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education
  Test-based accountability systems that attach high stakes to standardized test results have raised a number of issues on educational assessment and accountability. Do these high-stakes tests measure student achievement accurately? How can policymakers and educators attach the right consequences to the results of these tests? And what kinds of tradeoffs do these testing policies introduce? This book responds to the growing emphasis on high-stakes testing and offers recommendations for more-effective test-based accountability systems.
• Testing the Testers 2003: An Annual Ranking of State Accountability System
  Princeton Review grades each state's assessment system.
• When Raising Isn�t Rising - DENNIE PALMER WOLF
  This AASA paper explores the failure of accountability systems to measure student growth over time.
• Working Smarter to Leave No Child Behind: Practical Insights for School Leaders
  Accountability based on student test results is the heart of NCLB. This paper discusses evidence on accountability systems, describes the act�s accountability model and its underlying assumptions, and offers educators specific recommendations for effective operation in an era of accountability.