Measuring how benchmark assessments affect student achievement
This report examines a Massachusetts pilot program for quarterly benchmark exams in middle-school mathematics, finding that program schools do not show greater gains in student achievement after a year. But that finding might reflect limited data rather than ineffective benchmark assessments. more...

New York Formative Assessment Technical Assistance Study
The NY Formative Assessment Technical Assistance Study is a pilot study that weds expertise at the national, regional, state, and district levels. more...

Guidelines for Ensuring the Technical Quality of Assessments Affecting English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities
The Guidelines provide research-based information on key issues relevant to the technical quality of assessments for English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities (SWDs). more...

June 14 - 18, 2008
AACC Researchers Presenting at the CCSSO Large-Scale Assessment Conference

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