Can a Teacher‐Led State Assessment System Work? |
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| Authors: | Deborah L Bandalos |
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| Institution: | Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Georgia, 325V Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30606;. Her areas of specialization are educational and psychological measurement, classroom assessment, scale development, and structural equation modeling. |
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| Abstract: | Recent implementation of Nebraska's Standards-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) introduced a unique opportunity to examine the benefits and drawbacks of a teacher-led state assessment system. STARS is unique among state assessment systems in that statewide tests are replaced by locally developed assessments designed by teachers. Benefits of this system are found to be greater teacher use of results for instructional planning, greater diagnostic utility of the assessments, and gains in assessment literacy. Disadvantages include the time-consuming and stressful nature of creating localized assessments. Compatibility of STARS with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | accountability assessment standards |
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