RAND: Laura S. Hamilton 2013-06-19T13:19:29Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/h/hamilton_laura_s.html The Limits of Average Test Scores http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/05/11/PBT.html 2007-05-11T18:39:00Z 2007-05-11T18:39:00Z The Limits of Average Test Scores, in Pittsburgh Business Times on May 11, 2007. Think It Through on Tests http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/03/27/PI.html 2007-03-28T01:00:00Z 2007-03-28T01:00:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff: Think It Through on Tests, in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Parents of Schoolchildren: Start Your Information Engines http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/10/10/PPG.html 2004-10-10T15:44:00Z 2004-10-10T15:44:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Test-Based Accountability: Making It Work Better http://www.rand.org/commentary/2002/02/20/EW.html 2002-02-20T14:09:00Z 2002-02-20T14:09:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Supplemental Analyses of ISBA Survey Responses http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR628.html 2008-11-15T10:24:00Z 2008-11-15T10:24:00Z This working paper was produced in response to a request from the Government Accountability Office for additional analyses of survey responses from the Implementing Standards Based Accountability study. Assistance and Accountability in Externally Managed Schools: The Case of Edison Schools, Inc. http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1369.html 2008-08-25T16:35:00Z 2008-08-25T16:35:00Z Demonstrate how Edison Schools, Inc., intends to promote educators' capacity, motivation, and opportunity to deliver high-quality instruction, and examines the variation that occurs across Edison schools. Standards-Based Reform in the United States: History, Research, and Future Directions http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1384.html 2009-02-05T16:22:00Z 2009-02-05T16:22:00Z Summarizes the history of the standards-based reform movement in the United States and discusses how the movement has shaped educators' practices and students' outcomes. Validating Achievement Gains in Cohort-To-Cohort and Individual Growth-Based Modeling Contexts http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060029.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z What Can TIMSS Surveys Tell Us About Mathematics Reforms in the United States During the 1990s? http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070035.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Expanding Measures of School Performance Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9577.html 2011-04-26T00:02:00Z 2011-04-26T00:02:00Z How can the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act encourage states to expand their measures of school performance to address goals beyond just mathematics and English Language Arts? Testing for Accountability in K-12 http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060030.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Standards-Based Accountability in the United States http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200153.html 2012-06-01T12:00:00Z 2012-06-01T12:00:00Z Standards-based accountability (SBA) has been a primary driver of education policy in the United States for several decades. Measuring Instructional Responses to Standards-Based Accountability http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR373.html 2006-07-28T13:17:00Z 2006-07-28T13:17:00Z Presents framework for measuring how math teachers' survey responses show how that classroom work and emphasis are being shaped by testing in the context of externally mandated state-based accountability (SBA) policies. Evaluation of Two Out-of-School Programs in Pittsburgh Public Schools: No Child Left Behind’s Supplemental Educational Services and State of Pennsylvania’s Educational Assistance Program http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR451.html 2007-01-16T11:28:00Z 2007-01-16T11:28:00Z In evaluating two after-school programs in Pittsburgh, this report finds that while there has not been strong participation in these programs, participation is associated with improved students learning in math. Instructional Practices Related to Standards and Assessments http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR374.html 2006-07-24T16:30:00Z 2006-07-24T16:30:00Z Using two years of survey data from mathematics and science teachers on the standards-based accountability (SBA) requirements mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act, this study explores changes in teachers' classroom content to accommodate SBA. Working Smarter to Leave No Child Behind: Practical Insights for School Leaders http://www.rand.org/pubs/white_papers/WP138.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z How can states, districts, and schools meet the requirements of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act? This paper offers guidance to the state policymakers, district administrators, and school principals who must implement NCLB. Is Reform-Oriented Teaching Related to Mathematics and Science Achievement? http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR166.html 2004-12-21T12:10:00Z 2004-12-21T12:10:00Z Teachers as Implementers of Mathematics and Science Systemic Reform Policies http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR338.html 2006-08-03T11:31:00Z 2006-08-03T11:31:00Z Identifies the policy messages that hinder or facilitate teachers' responses to local implementation of instructional reforms in an attempt to promote changes in teacher practices in science and mathematics classrooms. Introduction to First-Year Findings from the Implementing Standards-Based Accountability (ISBA) Project http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR255.html 2005-04-18T09:02:00Z 2005-04-18T09:02:00Z Using Structured Classroom Vignettes to Measure Instructional Practices in Mathematics http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR336.html 2006-02-08T10:59:00Z 2006-02-08T10:59:00Z Describes a vignette-based measure of reform-oriented mathematics instruction in which teachers read several contextualized descriptions of teaching practices and rate the degree to which the options correspond to their own likely behaviors.