Table of Contents
1. Introduction...................................................... Page 3
2. History of Assessment in Tennessee................ Page 5
3. Methods and Study Overview.......................... Page 8
4. Findings............................................................ Page 10
4.1 General Findings......................................... Page 10
4.2 Interim Assessments................................... Page 15
4.3 Transition to TNReady................................ Page 20
5. Conclusion........................................................ Page 22
6. Endnotes.......................................................... Page 23
List of Figures
Figure 1:.......Required Assessments
Figure 2:.......Optional Assessments
Figure 3:.......Top Uses of Assessment, District Leaders
Figure 4:.......Top Uses of Assessment, Principals
Figure 5:.......Top Uses of Assessment, Teachers
Figure 6:.......Challenges Faced with Assessment, District Leaders
Figure 7:.......Challenges Faced with Assessment, Principals
Figure 8:.......Challenges Faced with Assessment, Teachers
Figure 9:.......Time Spent on Assessment, District Leaders
Figure 10:.....Time Spent on Assessment, Principals
Figure 11:.....Time Spent on Assessment, Teachers
Figure 12:.....Number of District-Level Interim Assessments
Figure 13:.....Number of times per year district assessment administered
Figure 14:.....Number of School-Level Interim Assessments
Figure 15:.....Number of times per year school-level assessment administered
Figure 16:.....Teacher survey, my students spend too much time taking benchmark assessments
Figure 17:.....Teacher survey, overall, the benefits to my students from benchmark assessments are worth the time and effort
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