Books written by Brian M. Stecher
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Organizational Improvement and Accountability: Lessons for Education from Other Sectors
Other key components are making timely, reliable, and accurate information available to staff, students, and stakeholders and sharing best practices among ...
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Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Implementation: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014
As of May 22, 2015: http://www.metproject.org/downloads/ MET_Gathering_Feedback_Practioner_Brief.pdf Marsh, Julie A., Matthew G. Springer, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Kun Yuan, Scott Epstein, Julia Koppich, Nidhi Kalra, ...
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Standards-Based Accountability Under No Child Left Behind: Experiences of Teachers and Administrators in Three States
Olson, L., “Benchmark Assessments Offer Regular Checkups on Student Achievement, Special Report: Testing Takes Off,” Education Week, November 30, 2005, pp. 13–15. Pedulla, Joseph J., Lisa M. Abrams, George F. Madaus, Michael K. Russell, ...
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Pain and Gain: Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States, 2004-2006
As of July 14, 2008: http://www.edexcellence.net/detail/news.cfm?news_id=376 Finn, Chester E., Jr., Michael J. Petrilli, and Liam Julian, The State of State Standards 2006, Washington, D.C.: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, August 29, ...
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Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind: Facts and Recommendations
Facts and Recommendations Brian M. Stecher, Georges Vernez, Paul Steinberg. Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind Facts and Recommendations Brian M. Stecher, Georges Vernez INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE AND IDEAS A study by RAND Education ...
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Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education
Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Stephen P. Klein. National Science Foundation under Grant ESI-9978416. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hamilton, Laura S. Making sense of test-based accountability in education ...
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New Assessments, Better Instruction?: Designing Assessment Systems to Promote Instructional Improvement
This report reviews the literature on how assessment affects teaching practice and the conditions that moderate that relationship.
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Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind: Facts and Recommendations
Studies suggest that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001's goal of 100 percent of U.S. students proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 will not be met.
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Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Implementation: The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Through 2013–2014
To improve the U.S. education system through more-effective classroom teaching, in school year 2009–2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced its Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching.
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Improving Mathematics and Science Education: A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Reform-Oriented Instruction and Student Achievement
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Relationship Between Reform-Oriented Instruction and Student Achievement Vi-Nhuan Le, Brian M. Stecher, J. R. Lockwood, Laura S. Hamilton, Abby Robyn. Hill, H. C., “Content Across Communities: ...
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Pain and Gain: Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States, 2004-2006
Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States, 2004-2006 Brian M. Stecher, Scott Epstein, Laura S. Hamilton, Julie A. Marsh, Abby Robyn. Pain and Gain Implementing No Child Left Behind in Three States, 2004–2006 Brian M. Stecher, ...
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Perceived Effects of the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS)
As part of a larger study of education reform in Kentucky, RAND staff surveyed teachers and principals across Kentucky to see how KIRIS is affecting their work, student performance, instruction, assessment, and school management.
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Using Alternative Assessments in Vocational Education
This volume covers a study of the utility of alternative (i.e., non-multiple choice) forms of student assessment for vocational education, the primary objective of which was to describe various alternative assessments currently available ...
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Incorporating Student Performance Measures Into Teacher Evaluation Systems
The authors analyze the systems of three districts and two states that have begun or are planning to incorporate measures of student performance into teacher evaluations.
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Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-based Accountability Systems for Public Services : Executive Summary
Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve public services.
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Issues in Building an Indicator System for Mathematics and Science Education
Assesses the patchwork approach to monitoring the education system in mathematics and science.
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Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-based Accountability Systems for Public Services
Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public.
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External Audiences for Test-based Accountability: The Perspectives of Journalists and Foundations
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires states to adopt test-based accountability systems designed to promote improved achievement by setting clear goals for student learning, measuring students' progress toward those goals, and ...
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Mathematics Audit of the DoDEA Schools 2014-2015
"Prepared for the Department of Defense Education Activity."
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Improving Perkins II Performance Measures and Standards: Lessons Learned from Early Implementers in Four States
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 required states to develop outcome-based accountability systems built around statewide performance measures and standards.