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ERIC Number: EJ457354
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Assessment as the Catalyst of School Reform.
Simmons, Warren; Resnick, Lauren
Educational Leadership, v50 n5 p11-15 Feb 1993
New Standards Project is consortium of 17 states and 6 leading school districts working with cluster of specialists to design and implement system of performance standards, authentic assessments, and professional development aimed at improving educational equity and excellence. New matrix examinations and portfolios will yield results that can be aggregated to characterize state, district, or school population. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, National Standards, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Student Evaluation, Teacher Expectations of Students, Test Construction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New Standards Project