Sentences with phrase «sole measure of student achievement»
The key priority for ASCD and its members in 2014 is to promote multimetric accountability so that standardized test scores are not the sole measure of student achievement, educator effectiveness, or school quality.
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The use of high - stakes testing as the sole measure of student achievement is justly under increased scrutiny.
The authors suggest that other states learn from «the danger of relying on statewide test scores as the sole measure of student achievement when these scores are used to make high - stakes decisions about teachers and schools as well as students.»
Not exact matches
For example, NAEP scores are measures of the overall achievement level of students and not necessarily an accurate reflection of the quality of each state's school system, yet they were used as the sole measure of academic achievement.
As a result of the limited applicability of teacher value - added measures to the full population of teachers as well as concerns about potential mis - measurement of effectiveness associated with using value - added measures even when available, neither seniority nor measures of value - added to student achievement should be the sole criterion determining layoffs.