Assessment

Using Formative Assessment to Improve Student Achievement in the Core Content Areas: Southeast Comprehensive Center Briefing Paper, January 2012 (2012)
Since 2001, federal laws such as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 have made raising student achievement standards the center of our national conversation. Consequently, educators have increasingly turned their attention to exploring the potential of formative assessments as one approach to increasing student outcomes in order to meet federal and state accountability requirements.

Rapid Response: Eighth-Grade Technology Literacy Assessment (2008)
This paper was produced by SEDL’s Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) in response to the request, “What are states in the southeastern region using as assessment tools for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) eighth-grade technology literacy?” The SECC conducted a comparative study of 16 states to address the question.

Rapid Response: GED Test and State Assessment Completion for High School Diploma (2008)
This paper was produced by SEDL’s Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) in response to a request for information about how many states are allowing high school students who complete the General Educational Development (GED) tests to receive a high school diploma instead of a GED, thereby increasing the high school graduation rates.

Quick Takes (July 2002): Assessment: What is the Best Way to Monitor My Child's Progress in Mathematics and Science? (2002)
This issue of Quick Takes, a newsletter exploring reform issues in math and science education, examines math and science assessment.