Supporting Growth Interpretations Using Through-Course Assessments SBAC TCA CCR
- Author(s):
- Ho, Andrew D.
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Source:
- Paper presented at the Invitational Research Symposium on Through-Course Summative Assessments, Feb 11, 2011
- Document Type:
- Paper
- Page Count:
- 30
- Subject/Key Words:
- Through-Course Assessment (TCA), College and Career Readiness (CCR), SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), Accountability, Accountability Assessment, ETS K-12 Center
Abstract
One of the promises of the through-course assessment model is the support of inferences about student growth, both over the course of the academic year and toward career and college readiness in the future. The distinguishing features of through-course assessments, particularly the increased number of assessment time points and the relevance of these time points to the curriculum, are particularly well suited to support student growth inferences.