Download or read book The Impact of Indiana s System of Diagnostic Assessments on Mathematics Achievement written by Spyros Konstantopoulos and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the study was to design a rigorous experimental study and collect high quality data to determine the effectiveness of the intervention on student achievement. In particular, the authors examined whether diagnostic assessments implemented by schools in Indiana produced rigorous estimates of their effects on student performance on the state's annual Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) measures. Because the data were produced from a well designed randomized experiment they have high internal validity and justify causal inferences about the intervention effects (Shadish, Cook, & Campbell, 2002). In addition, because their sample included numerous schools (58 schools) from different school districts in Indiana their results should have higher external validity than those from convenient and localized samples. To account for the nesting of students within schools the authors employed two-level models to examine the effectiveness of the intervention. The experiment took place in Indiana in 2009-2010 and included K-8 schools that had volunteered to be part of the intervention the Spring of 2009. The authors used data from the first year of the experiment for grades K through 8. They conducted analysis on the initial number of schools that were randomly assigned to conditions (Intention to Treat or ITT) and on the participating or TOT (Treatment on Treated) schools. The outcome was mathematics scores of ISTEP+. The findings overall suggested that across all grades (K to 8) the treatment effect was positive, but it was not as large and not significantly different from zero. As a result, it seems that the type of diagnostic assessment that Indiana implemented in the sample of schools they evaluated did not improve mathematics achievement that much. The same conclusion holds for the results using grades K to 2 and 3 to 8. However, the within grade analysis revealed that in fifth grade mathematics the treatment effect was significant and not trivial. The treatment effect was consistently as large as one-fifth of a standard deviation and indicated an important annual gain in mathematics achievement. All other estimates were not consistently significant and depended on the specification. Hence, it is unclear that the intervention had any systematic effects on student achievement except for fifth grade mathematics. The estimates produced from the TOT analysis indicated significant treatment effects. However, it is likely that the TOT estimates are biased due to selection and therefore they are not as internally valid as those produced by the ITT analysis.
Download or read book WWC Review of the Report The Impact of Indiana s System of Interim Assessments on Mathematics and Reading Achievement What Works Clearinghouse Single Study Review written by What Works Clearinghouse (ED) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study authors examined the effects of using "Diagnostic Assessment Tools" ("DAT") on mathematics and reading outcomes for students in Indiana schools during the 2009-10 academic year. "DAT" consists of interim assessment tools--Wireless Generation's mCLASS for students in grades K-2 and CTB/ McGraw-Hill's Acuity for students in grades 3-8--modified to align with Indiana's state assessments. The intent is for teachers to use these "DAT" interim assessment results to inform their instructional practice to meet the needs of their students. The study authors found, and the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) confirmed, that the use of Diagnostic Assessment Tools did not have a statistically significant impact on general mathematics achievement or reading achievement for the full sample of students in grades K-8. However, the authors found, and the WWC confirmed, statistically significant positive effects for grades 5 and 6 in mathematics achievement and grades 3-5 in reading achievement. The authors found, and the WWC confirmed, no statistically significant impacts on mathematics achievement in grades 3 and 4 or on reading achievement in grade 6. The research described in this report meets WWC group design standards without reservations. This study is a well-executed randomized controlled trial with low sample attrition. A subset of the analyses described in the study meet WWC group design standards without reservations. Specifically, this rating pertains to the intent-to-treat (ITT) estimates for the full (grades K-8) stayers-only student sample, which was provided in response to an author query. This rating also applies to the grade-specific ITT estimates for the stayers-only samples in grades 3-6. Appended are: (1) Study details; (2) Outcome measures for each domain; (3) Study findings for each domain; and (4) Supplemental findings by domain. [The following study is the focus of this "Single Study Review": Konstantopoulos, S., Miller, S. R., & van der Ploeg, A. (2013). The impact of Indiana's system of interim assessments on mathematics and reading achievement. "Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis," 35(4), 481-499 (EJ1019178).].
Download or read book Ten Assessment Literacy Goals for School Leaders written by Steve Chappuis and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Of all school-related factors that influence student learning, only classroom instruction has greater impact than leadership. And leaders have the greatest impact when they set direction, citing that the goals and purpose they provide serves to strengthen and solidify the faculty. The ten competencies for school leaders described in this book are based on a few factors. First, standards-driven reform has created new knowledge requirements and responsibilities for school leaders. In today's systems, sorting students along a bell curve and artificially creating winners and losers has been replaced by a mission that all students must learn well. Instead of a curriculum focused on what a teacher should teach, the curriculum identifies what students must know and be able to do. These standards are public, and communicate what a state or district values when it comes to student learning. Assessing the standards day to day, not through large-scale accountability tests or even local short-cycle or common assessments, is a requirement for effective standards-based reform. Second is the reward of improved student learning brought about by the use of classroom assessment for learning. Assessment for learning has implications not just for school leaders but also for broader educational practice: The research is conclusive, and improved learning lies within the grasp of anyone wishing to apply it. What does it look like when school leaders demonstrate mastery of the Ten Assessment Competencies? Included in the book are examples, learning activities, and opportunities for practice as well as success indicators for each competency as leaders work toward mastery"--
Download or read book How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data written by Susan M. Brookhart and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data, best-selling author Susan M. Brookhart helps teachers and administrators understand the critical elements and nuances of assessment data and how that information can best be used to inform improvement efforts in the school or district. Readers will learn— * What different kinds of data can—and cannot—tell us about student learning; * What different analyses reveal about changes in student achievement; * How to interpret, use, and share relevant data; and * How to create a model to go from problem to solution in a data-based decision-making process. With easy-to-understand explanations, supplemented by examples and scenarios from actual schools, this book offers a path to better understanding, more accurate interpretation of assessment results, and—most important—more effective use of data to improve teaching and learning.
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