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Multiple Measures Approaches to High School Graduation

Performance Assessment & 21st Century Learning
Stanford University School Redesign Network
Linda Darling-Hammond
Elle Rustique
Raymond L. Pecheone
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This report shows how the design of high school graduation policies can have important consequences for teaching, learning, and student attainment. It contrasts the results of single-test approaches to graduation with those of states using a broader range of measures to award a high school...

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College and Career Readiness in California

Performance Assessment & 21st Century Learning
Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE)
Soung Bae
Linda Darling-Hammond
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In this paper, Bae and Darling-Hammond propose three types of performance indicators for use in California's redesigned accountability system to measure and support career and college readiness. The report includes specific guidance for the use of performance assessment to measure both college...

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Measuring What Really Matters

Performance Assessment & 21st Century Learning
Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE)
Ruth Chung Wei
Raymond L. Pecheone
Katherine L. Wilczak
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This paper argues that halting testing won't fix flawed assessment and accountability systems.  Instead, the authors advocate improving the system of assessments to improve what is taught in school.  After outlining performance assessments, the paper outlines political and policy recommenations...

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Learning Strategies as Metacognitive Factors: A Critical Review

Performance Assessment & 21st Century Learning
Raikes Foundation by the Educational Policy Improvement Center
David Conley
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The paper begins by comparing the Farrington model with other models of learning strategies, proceeds to considering examples of innovations in the field, and concludes by identifying implications for the field moving forward. The paper includes specific guidance on how performance assessments ...

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The Role of Performance Assessment in Achieving 21st Century Standards of Learning

Performance Assessment & 21st Century Learning
Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE)
Linda Darling-Hammond
Frank Adamson
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This paper is the culminating report of a Stanford University project aimed at summarizing research and lessons learned regarding the development, implementation, consequences, and costs of performance assessments.  The focus of this paper is outlines how schools must teach disciplinary...

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Student Performance Assessment in International Context

Performance Assessment & 21st Century Learning
Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE)
Linda Darling-Hammond
Laura Wentworth
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This paper is one of eight written through a Stanford University project aimed at summarizing research and lessons learned regarding the development, implementation, consequences, and costs of performance assessments.  This particular resource examines why the use of test-based accountability to...

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