Links - Papers and Articles - US References for Formative Assessment

Black, P. & Wiliam, D. ( 2005 ). Lessons from around the world: How policies, politics and cultures constrain and afford assessment practices. The Curriculum Journal, 16 ( 2 ), pp. 249 – 261

Brookhart, S.M. ( 2005 ). The quality of local district assessments used in Nebraska’s School-based, Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS).

Carnoy, M. ( 2005 ). Have State Accountability and High-Stakes Tests Influenced Student Progression Rates in High School? Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice 24 ( 4 ), pp. 19 - 31 .

Cromey, A., & Hanson, M. ( 2000 ). An exploratory analysis of school-based student assessment systems. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (ERIC document)

Darling-Hammond, L. ( 2004 ). Standards, accountability, and school reformTeachers College Record, 106 ( 6 ), pp. 1047 - 1085 .

Fok, P.K., Kennedy, K.J., Chan, K.S, & Yu, W.M. ( 2006 ). Integrating assessment of learning and assessment for learning in

Hong Kong public examinations: Rationales and realities of introducing school-based assessment. Paper presented at the 32 nd IAEA Conference, Singapore , May 2006 . Retrieved from the internet August 20 , 2006 : http://www.iaea2006.seab.gov.sg/conference/programme.html  

Goertz , M.E. , Duffy, M.C., & Le Floch, K.C. ( 2001 ). Assessment and Accountability Systems in the 50 States: 1999 - 2000 . Consortium for Policy Research in Education.  Retrieved from the internet Nov. 22 , 2006 http://mccte.educ.msu.edu/news/policy/other/rr46.pdf

 Marzano, R.J. & Kendall, J.S. ( 1996 ). A comprehensive guide to designing standards-based districts, schools, and classrooms. Alexandria , VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

McMunn, N., McCloskey, W., & Butler , S. ( 2004 ). Building teacher capacity in classroom assessment to improve student learning. International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, & Practice, 4 ( 4 ), pp. 25 - 48 .

Mitchell, K. ( 1997 ). What happens when school reform and accountability testing meetTheory into Practice, 36 ( 4 ), pp. 262 - 268 .

National Research Council, ( 2005 ). Systems for State Science Assessment.  National Academies Press: Washington DC .

Nebraska Department of Education ( 1999 ). School-based Teacher-led Assessment & Reporting System: A Planning Guide for Nebraska Schools. Retrieved Nov. 12 , 2006 from http://www.nde.state.ne.us/

Nichols, S.L., Glass, G..V., & Berliner, D.C. ( 2005 ). High stakes testing and student achievement: Problems for the No Child Left Behind Act. Educational Policy Research Unit. Retrieved Nov. 20 , 2006 from:  http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/EPRU/documents/EPSL-0509-105-EPRU.pdf

Olson, L. (2005). Benchmark Assessments Offer Regular Achievement. Education Week, 25(13),
 pp. 13-14..

Popham. W.J. ( 2006 a). Diagnostic assessments: A measurement mirage? Educational Leadership, 64 ( 2 ), pp. 90 - 91

Popham, W. J. ( 2006 b). Phony formative assessments: Buyer beware!  Educational Leadership, 64 ( 3 ), pp. 86 - 87 .

Roschewski, P., Isernhagen, J., & Dappen, L. ( 2006 ). Nebraska STARS: Achieving results. Phi Delta Kappan, 87 ( 6 ), pp. 433 - 437 .

Sharkey , N.S. , & Murnane, R.J. ( 2006 ). Tough choices in designing a formative assessment system.  American Journal of Education, 112 ( 4 ), pp. 572 - 588 .

Shepard, L.A. ( 2000 ). The role of assessment in a learning culture. Educational Researcher, 29 ( 7 ), 4 - 14 .

Shepard, L.A. ( 2006 , June 26 ). Panelist presentation delivered at the National Large-Scale Assessment Conference, sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers, San Francisco , CA .

Sirotnik, K. ( 2002 ). Promoting responsible accountability in schools and educationPhi Delta Kappan, 83 ( 9 ), pp. 662 - 674 .

Toch, T. ( 2006 ). Turmoil in the testing industry. Educational Leadership, 64 ( 3 ), pp. 53 - 57 .

Wilson , M. & Sloane, K. ( 2000 ). From principles to practice: An embedded assessment system. Applied Measurement in Education, 13 ( 2 ), 181 - 208 .

Vermont Department of Education, Standards & Assessment ( 2006 ). Core Principles of High Quality Local Assessment Systems. Retrieved Nov. 16 , 2006 from http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/pgm_curriculum/local_assessment/
core_principles_06.pdf

Yip, D.Y. & Cheung, D. ( 2005 ). Teachers’ concerns on school-based assessment of practical work. Journal of Biological Education, 39 ( 4 ), pp. 156 - 162 .

 

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