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Multiple Measures: A Definition and Examples from the U.S. and Other Nations Summary Definition. Multiple measures: the use of multiple indicators and sources of evidence of student learning, of varying kinds, gathered at multiple points in time, within and across subject areas. In response to concerns about No Child Left Behind’s narrowing of curricula, some […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Building on the principles of the Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind, the Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) has put forth a vision of balanced accountability that replaces NCLB’s focus on tests and punishment with a capacity-building model stressing professional development and family involvement. FEA members unveiled a […]

FairTest key recommendations to the Senate, October 16, 2011: Here are FairTest’s key points that should be part of a Senate bill. We rely in part on the recommendations of the Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA). We specifically respond to some of the points in the Harkin-Enzi bill to reauthorize NCLB/ESEA. Do not mandate any […]

for immediate release, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 MANY TEST-OPTIONAL SCHOOLS EARN HIGH U.S. NEWS RANKINGS; 35 OF TOP 100 LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES DO NOT REQUIRE ACT/SAT SCORES FROM ALL OR MANY APPLICANTS The U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges 2012” guide released today ranks more than eight dozen undergraduate schools with test-optional admissions policies […]

June 17, 2010 The Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) believes it appropriate for Congress to provide greater assistance to the neediest schools and in return require evidence-based, thoughtful steps toward improvement that address each such school’s strengths and weaknesses. To this end, we recommend that the following process for improvement by the lowest-performing schools be […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Authentic Assessment in Action: Studies of Schools and Students at Work is not only a valuable set of studies of school and assessment reform. It also shows how the National Forum on Assessment s Principles and Indicators can work in schools and how they are rooted in and evolve from […]

These remarks were delivered by Monty Neill, Ed.D., Interim Executive Director of FairTest, as part of a panel discussion following a keynote presentation by Dr. James Pellegrino. Thank you. I am very happy to be with you today, and I am looking forward to a very interesting, challenging and productive conference. I’d like to make […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing The reliability of scoring Kentucky s writing portfolios has increased substantially over the past three years, according to an independent review of 6,592 portfolios from 100 schools conducted to assure comparability among schools. The independent readers agreed with the original school scores at a rate of 73.1 percent for portfolios […]

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You can tell that a new school year is beginning across the U.S. by the surge in testing-related coverage — this week’s clips include news from 20 states as well as national overviews. FairTest is especially pleased that so many stories and columns include strong criticisms of standardized exam misuse and overuse, reflecting a growing […]