Best Practices for State Assessment Systems Pt. 1

de Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards, National Research Council Staff, Alexandra Beatty, Center for Education Staff, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Staff

Describes the presentations and discussions from a workshop held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10-11, 2009, focusing on lessons to be drawn from past experiments with innovative assessments, technical challenges, and the opportunities presented by the current common standards movement.