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Committee on Title 1 Testing and Assessment
The purpose of this project is to provide technical guidance on assessment and accountability issues in Title I of the Improving Americas Schools Act (IASA). The goal is to produce knowledge to help states and school districts understand the technical and policy implications of alternative assessment strategies. In order to accomplish this, a study committee will examine critically the research on alternative forms of assessing student performance, the effectiveness of assessment for disadvantaged children, and the impact of assessment for accountability purposes. The committee will prepare a research guide summarizing the findings and conclusions of its literature review, and a handbook for state and district decisionmakers that reflects empirical findings and expert analysis.
Members:
Richard F. Elmore, (Chair), Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Eva L. Baker, Center for the Study of Evaluation, University of California, Los Angeles
Ursula Casanova, College of Education, Arizona State University
Ruben A. Carriedo, San Diego City Schools
Roberta J. Flexer, Department of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder
Ellen Guiney, Boston Plan for Excellence in Public Schools
Kati Haycock, The Education Trust
Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas at Austin
Sharon Lynn Kagan, Child Study Center, Yale University
Fayneese Miller, Education Department, Brown University
Jessie Montano, Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
P. David Pearson, College of Education, Michigan State University
Stephen W. Raudenbush, School of Education, University of Michigan
Lauren B. Resnick, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh
Warren Simmons, Philadelphia Education Fund
Charlene Tucker, Connecticut Department of Education
Report:
Testing, Teaching, and Learning: A Guide for States and School Districts
For more information, contact:
Lisa Alston
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue, HA 450
Washington, D.C. 20418
telephone: 202/334-3087
facsimile: 202/334-1294
e-mail: bota1@nas.edu
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