Alternative Assessments of the Performance of Schools: Measurement of State Variations in Achievement.

Hanushek, Eric A.; Taylor, Lori L.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Alternative Assessments of the Performance of Schools: Measurement of State Variations in Achievement.

Hanushek, Eric A.; Taylor, Lori L.

Journal of Human Resources, v25 n2 p179-201 Spr 1990

Commonly employed measures of school quality can lead to very misleading results. Especially at the state level, nonrepresentative data such as aggregate Scholastic Aptitude Test scores provide very biased measures of school performance. Far superior are direct estimates of achievement growth. (SK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, School Effectiveness, Scores, State Programs, Statistical Bias

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