Measuring how benchmark assessments affect student achievement

Author/Provider: Henderson, S., Petrosino, A., Guckenburg, S., & Hamilton, S., U.S. Department of Education
Resource Type: Knowledge
Cost: Free
Length: 47 pages
Website: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?id=43

Resource Summary: 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.

Full Citation: Henderson, S., Petrosino, A., Guckenburg, S., & Hamilton, S. (2007) Measuring how benchmark assessments affect student achievement (Issues & Answers Report, REL 2007-No. 039). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs