Sentences with phrase «move beyond test scores»

Finally, the one point upon which we agree, with some distinction, is that ESSA «is also an opportunity because it requires schools to move beyond test scores in accountability.

Finally, this research makes clear the need to move beyond test scores and broaden the scope of measures used to evaluate success.

The Every Student Succeeds Act pushes states to move beyond test scores in gauging school performance and gives them all sorts of new flexibility when it comes to funding, turning around low - performing schools, and more.

Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners A well - organized, research - based guide for teachers who hope to move beyond test scores to meaningful lessons that support higher - level thinking.

The State Senate leadership wants an accountability system that moves beyond test scores and values college and career readiness.

Not exact matches

Many tests are not written correctly and do not move beyond a knowledge level and do not have a correct passing score.

It's essential to move beyond simple test scores and give each online learner personalized feedback based on their specific needs.

By expanding the notion of student success, and moving it beyond a metric governed by test scores, authentic assessment puts the emphasis on student understanding.

* UPDATED A contingent of LA parents, armed with a petition of about 420 signatures, will ask the state Board of Education this week to adopt a summative rating to evaluate schools in addition to a number of proposed measures that move beyond ranking schools solely based on test scores.

«I am pleased that we have developed an accountability system that goes beyond test scores and moves away from a compliance mentality to encourage continuous improvement for all our students,» Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt said.

A contingent of LA parents, armed with a petition of about 420 signatures, will ask the state Board of Education this week to adopt a summative rating to evaluate schools in addition to a number of proposed measures that move beyond ranking schools solely based on test scores.

She says the fact that lawmakers didn't act on the A-F grading system plan is a «positive,» because now MDE can move to develop an accountability system for schools that goes beyond test scores.

Measuring student success requires moving beyond standardized test scores toward a multi-dimensional and personalized set of indicators that collectively capture a more modern definition of readiness.

The point of my post is that science of the architecture of the reading brain can help us move beyond the practices we have done over and over for decades with no change in reading test scores.

After months of negotiations, Congress outlined new requirements for statewide accountability systems that give states the opportunity to design their own systems that move beyond just test scores, while maintaining a clear federal role to protect historically underserved students.