Introduction to the Special Issue on Nebraska's Alternative Approach to Statewide Assessment |
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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: | Nebraska's Standards-based, Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) is unique in its focus on locally developed, classroom-based assessments in lieu of a state test. The purpose of this special issue is to introduce the STARS model and discuss the problems inherent in such a system. Other articles in this issue address issues of quality control and comparability of assessments, the development of teacher assessment literacy, and teachers' reactions to the implementation of STARS. |
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| Keywords: | accountability classroom assessment standards |
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