Generally speaking, researchers employing the cost function strategy specify a desired student performance level. (educationnext.org)
Notwithstanding this debate, the international variation in student performance levels in mathematics and science is a fact, and it is generally accepted that differences in the amount of resources given to the education sector do not fully explain why performance levels vary. (educationnext.org)
With assistance from experts on its Technical Advisory Committee as well as the Legislature's consultants on assessment and accountability issues from the National Center on Improvement of Educational Assessment, the WDE developed the Wyoming ACT scale to establish student performance levels for use in school accountability calculations. (edu.wyoming.gov)