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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Responses of Schools to Accountability Systems Using Multiple Measures: The Case of New York City Elementary Schools
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Ehren, M. C. M.; Hatch, T. – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
Many studies point to potential unintended consequences of accountability systems such as when schools narrow their teaching to fixate on tested subjects. As a result, some states and districts in the USA have complemented the federal test-based accountability system with additional measures of educational practices to hold schools accountable on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Schools, High Stakes Tests, Outcome Measures
Impact of School Inspections on Improvement of Schools--Describing Assumptions on Causal Mechanisms in Six European Countries
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Ehren, M. C. M.; Altrichter, H.; McNamara, G.; O'Hara, J. – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
School inspection is used by most European education systems as a major instrument for controlling and promoting the quality of schools. Surprisingly, there is little research knowledge about how school inspections drive the improvement of schools and which types of approaches are most effective and cause the least unintended consequences. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inspection, Models, School Effectiveness