Tag: testing
Three Things To Know about Delaware State Tests
News, Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success
August 9th, 2017
It is that time of year again—the release of Smarter Assessment and SAT results. The Delaware Department of Education officially released data in late July. While reactions were mixed (see the official release from DDOE, as well as The News Journal’s reaction), we tried to look behind the numbers to shed a bit more light on the...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s Progress on Improving Testing
February 11th, 2016
Recently, the Center for American Progress published a report called “ESEA Reauthorization: Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act Toward a Coherent, Aligned Assessment System.” The big idea: The report highlights how ESSA maintains basic testing requirements, but has created an opportunity for states to be flexible in developing...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s NAEP Results: Draw Your Own Conclusion
Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success
November 5th, 2015
A few days ago we published a blog on Delaware’s NAEP Results: 5 Data Takeaways. Here are some data considerations to keep in mind as you read the tea leaves from this year’s NAEP results. 1. Lookout for misNAEPery—the misuse of NAEP data. National bloggers like Mike Petrilli are warning against jumping to conclusions about the policy...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s 2015 NAEP Results: 5 Data Takeaways
November 3rd, 2015
Last week, the country received some not-so-great news as state scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) went down or remained flat. Similarly, Delaware scores and proficiency slipped. We took a slightly deeper look at the data, and rostered our 5 Data Takeaway’s from Delaware 2015 NAEP results. 1. Delaware scores and...VIEW ARTICLE