Current interest in teacher evaluation focuses disproportionately on measurement issues
and performance-based pay without an overarching theory of how evaluation works. To …

School leaders and teachers are increasingly required to use data as the basis for their
decisions. But what does using data for decision-making mean? What counts as “data”? In …

Background: Data-based decision-making in education often focuses on the use of
summative assessment data in order to bring about improvements in student achievement …

Research on data-based decision making has proliferated around the world, fueled by
policy recommendations and the diverse data that are now available to educators to inform …

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Page 1 ROBERT E. SLAVIN Johns Hopkins University
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY THEORY AND PRACTICE twelfth edition Page 2 CHAPTER …

In recent years, the focus of science education reform has shifted to engaging students in
three‐dimensional science learning experiences aligned with the National Research …

Education is important for all children, but even more so for children with disabilities, whose
social and economic opportunities may be limited. In this article, Laudan Aron and Pamela …

At a time when globalization and technology are dramatically altering the world we live in, is
education reform in the United States headed down the right path? Are schools emphasizing …

Although data-based decision making can lead to improved student achievement, data are
often not used effectively in schools. This paper therefore focuses on conditions for effective …

In this article we explore what data-based decision making use looks like in schools in five
different countries (United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Lithuania and the Netherlands). We …