This study investigated the relationship between middle school students' scores for a written
assignment (N= 162) and a process that involved students in generating criteria and self …

This expanded version of the 2007 Presidential Address for the American Educational
Research Association approaches changes in assessment and accountability from the …

Purpose Against a backdrop of high-stakes assessment policies in the USA, this paper
explores the challenges, promises and the “state of the art” with regard to designing …

Background Despite polling data that suggests that teachers are well respected by the
general public, criticism of teacher preparation by various organizations and interest groups …

The current best evidence meta-analysis reanalyzed the data from a meta-analysis by
Graham et al.(J Educ Psychol 115: 1004–1027, 2023). This meta-analysis and the prior one …

Although there is a common understanding of instructional sensitivity, it lacks a common
operationalization. Various approaches have been proposed, some focusing on item …

In recent years, students' test scores have been used to evaluate teachers' performance. The
assumption underlying this practice is that students' test performance reflects teachers' …

Providing specialized services to a specific population requires assessment and
identification procedures to avoid providing services to those who are ineligible to receive …

Performance-based assessments are considered an effective tool for educational reform
because of their instructional value and have been used in assessment-based …

In the fourth chapter an overview is given of 51 primary studies, conducted during the last
twenty years. Schematic summary descriptions are put together in a large summary table …