Sentences with phrase «on nontest»

As further evidence, we considered descriptive information on nontest outcomes.

Not exact matches

«Reassessing the Achievement Gap: Fully Measuring What Students Should Be Taught in School» argues that NAEP results offer a «distorted» picture of student achievement because of their exclusive focus on academic skills and take attention away from nontested areas that often fall under the purview of schools.

As full implementation of both the teacher and principal evaluation systems looms for September 2013, it is imperative that boards of education, district leaders, and the DOE ensure that principals and teachers have a viable curriculum based on the Common Core Standards; valid and reliable assessment tools to measure growth in every subject area (tested and nontested); and time to work in professional teams to set growth targets, analyze data, and provide the appropriate instructional interventions for every student.

That may be because in Tennessee, teachers of nontested grades and subjects get part of their evaluation score based on schoolwide performance.

A recent Rand report1 mentions that schools too rarely gather and study nontest data, including observation data on instruction and reform implementation, results from stakeholder satisfaction surveys, and reviews of student work.

Measures not based on student test scores have a special significance in nontested grades and subjects.