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ERIC Number: ED603703
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Listening to Parents: Sample Focus Group and Survey Materials. Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts
Achieve, Inc.
The "Student Assessment Inventory for School Districts" supports using a student-centered process to evaluate the assessments students currently take and then determine the minimum testing necessary to serve essential diagnostic, instructional and accountability purposes. The process should also lead to actions that ensure that every district-mandated assessment is of high quality, provides the information needed for specific school and district purposes, and is supported by structures and routines so that assessment results are actually used and action steps that will help students are taken. Parents are justifiably concerned about the amount of testing their children experience in public schools. This resource is designed to guide districts in the steps necessary to design and use focus groups and surveys to incorporate parent perspectives, experiences and expertise in the inventory process. It includes two types of information: (1) Instructions--Achieve recommends following a set of steps to design, build, use and analyze parent surveys and focus groups to effectively incorporate this information in the inventory process and build toward actionable recommendations; and (2) Inventory Tools--This resource provides parent focus group and survey questions that district leaders can use or adapt as part of their local assessment inventory process.
Achieve, Inc. 1775 Eye Street NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20006. Tel: 202-419-1540; Fax: 202-828-0911; Web site: http://www.achieve.org
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Achieve, Inc.
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