Sentences with phrase «accurate measure of student performance»

We can not back away from assessments that give us an accurate measure of student performance and that informs instruction,» she said.

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A few thousand well - selected subjects might give us an accurate picture of 4th graders in a state, but these types of tests can not be used to measure the performance of a student or school.

Performance measures based on the growth in student achievement over time, which are only possible with annual testing, provide a fairer, more accurate picture of schools» contribution to student learning.

A: SGOs can be based on assessments that teachers currently use to evaluate their students, as long as they are fair and accurate measures of their students» performance (see SGO guidebook for guidance on this).

Other differences come from the tests on which the value - added measures are based; because test scores are not perfectly accurate measures of student knowledge, it follows that they are not perfectly accurate gauges of teacher performance.

The evidence from research on these and other systems indicate that through using performance assessments schools can focus instruction on higher order skills, provide a more accurate measure of what students know and can do, engage students more deeply in learning, and provide for more timely feedback to teachers, parents, and students in order to monitor and alter instruction.

Research from educational experts and districts across the country have shown that using a combination of teacher practice and student learning data provides a more accurate picture of teachers» performance than using either measure on its own.

Most standard tests are designed to provide accurate scores for students near proficiency; because there are not enough items measuring performance at the lower end of the scale, the tests may provide very limited information about students who score substantially below average.

Indeed, students» high school performance as measured by GPA and course grades — even when self - reported by students — is a much more accurate indication of student readiness.

Expand accurate and robust accountability systems that value growth models and multiple measures of student performance; and