Assessment and Accountability

Demystifying Data Analysis, by Mike Schmoker

EVAAS: Education Value-Added Assessment System
Educators and central office staff can download resource material and log into the Education Value-Added Assessment System (SAS® EVAAS™) through the recently launched EVAAS Web site. EVAAS for K-12 is a Web-based, customized software system now available to all NC school districts. EVAAS produces reports using student test data to measure student academic progress over time and examine opportunities for growth. The reports can help central office staff, administrators and educators predict student success, show the effects of schooling at particular schools or reveal patterns in subgroup performance. The reports produced by EVAAS can help to identify which students are at risk for under-achievement. The ability to identify students who are at risk before they test allows schools to develop customized programs for these students to accelerate their academic growth.

Intel's Assessment Library (Instruments)

Accountability for Learning: How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge, by Douglas B. Reeves

Creating Authentic Assessments
An eBistro Module, by Karen Creech