Strategies for principals to increase effectiveness of practicing teachers in specific school settings (edprepmatters.net)
Sadler (2006) strongly endorses the work of Black and Wiliam and cements the overall effectiveness of the practice when he states: I conclude by reiterating the position reached by Black & Wiliam's review: Formative assessment does make a difference, and it is the quality, not just the quantity, of feedback that merits our closest attention. (allthingsassessment.info)
This standardization was the product of many factors, including: (1) professional politics within the mental health community, (2) increased gov involvement in mental health research and policymaking, (3) mounting pressure on psysts from health insurers to demonstrate the effectiveness of their practices, (religion.blogs.cnn.com)