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Alignment and Accountability in Policy Design and Implementation Open
Both the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and recent efforts to hold schools and teachers accountable have been hotly debated among practitioners, policymakers, and the public at large. Much of the debate centers on the merits and demeri…
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The Adaptive Challenges of Curriculum Implementation: Insights for Educational Leaders Driving Standards-Based Reform Open
The ambitious goals of standards-based reform call for both technical and adaptive leadership to address problems of practice involving the technical and adaptive alignment of teachers’ instruction to the standards. Thus, standards-aligned…
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Professional Teaching Standards: A Comparative Analysis of Their History, Implementation and Efficacy Open
Since the publication of results from the first iteration of testing within the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the ensuing media consternation and political rhetoric about teacher quality in education systems aro…
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Internal Quality Assurance System Of Education In Financing Standards and Assessment Standards Open
The important role of quality fulfillment in improving the internal quality of education, where the level of success of learning is strongly supported by the fulfillment of effective quality in accordance with the needs and conditions in t…
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Academic Standards and Quality Assurance: The Impact of COVID-19 on University Degree Programs Open
COVID-19, caused by a member of the coronavirus family of viruses, has spread to most countries around the world since it was first recorded in humans in China in late 2019. Closing universities and cancelling all face-to-face activities h…
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Academic achievement standards and quality assurance Open
Quality assurance processes have been applied to many aspects of higher education, including teaching, learning and assessment. At least in the latter domain, quality assurance needs its fundamental tenets critically scrutinised. A common …
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Combating Academic Corruption and Enhancing Academic Integrity through International Accreditation Standards: The Model of Qatar University Open
Academic institutions aim at achieving the highest standards of education and learning. Consequently, they prohibit academic corruption such as cheating or plagiarism. This article examines how international accreditation and quality assur…
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The Role of Language and Literacy in K-5 Science and Social Studies Standards Open
The purpose of this study was to understand messages about the role of language and literacy in the Next Generation Science Standards and the C3 Framework for Social Studies standards documents. We engaged in a content analysis of (a) fram…
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Performing standards: a critical perspective on the contemporary use of standards in assessment Open
© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper offers a critical and theoretical exploration of the contemporary use of standards in assessment in higher education. It outlines three discourses of assessme…
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A Needs Assessment for the Adoption of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in K-12 Education in the United States Open
Since its inception, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) blue print has attracted interest from more than 40 states in the United States. The overall objective of these proposed changes is to align K-12 science education with curr…
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Is Common Core “Working”? And Where Does Common Core Research Go From Here? Open
Five years into the Common Core initiative, researchers and the general public are interested to know whether and how the standards are “working.” In this introduction to the special topic, I discuss the state of the literature on these qu…
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Unpacking instructional alignment: The influence of teachers’ use of assessment data on instruction Open
The use of assessment data to inform instruction is an important component of a comprehensive standards-based assessment programme. Examining teachers’ data use for instruction can reveal the extent to which instruction is aligned with est…
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Addressing student non-compliance in AI use declarations: implications for academic integrity and assessment in higher education Open
This study examines the factors driving student non-compliance with AI use declarations in academic assessments at King’s Business School, where 74% of students failed to declare AI usage despite declaration being a requirement of a mandat…
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The role of the formal written curriculum in standards-based reform Open
More than 15 years after the introduction of a standards-based curriculum reform, the mathematics teachers are positive towards the reform message but have not changed their classroom practice accordingly. To improve the impact of future r…
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What difference do standards make to educating teachers? Open
This paper reviews evidence on the interplay between professional standards for teachers, the content of teacher education and educational sciences, and provides three case studies to illustrate these interactions from Estonia, Australia a…
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Understanding Public Sentiment About Educational Reforms: The Next Generation Science Standards on Twitter Open
System-wide educational reforms are difficult to implement in the United States, but despite the difficulties, reforms can be successful, particularly when they are associated with broad public support. This study reports on the nature of …
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“Think Like a Lawyer” Using a Legal Reasoning Grid and Criterion-Referenced Assessment Rubric on IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion) Open
The Australian Learning and Teaching Council’s Bachelor of Laws Learning and Teaching Academic Standards Statement identified “thinking skills” as one of the six threshold learning outcomes for a Bachelor of Laws Program, which reinforced …
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Preparing reading/literacy specialists to meet changes and challenges: International Literacy Association’s<i>Standards 2017</i> Open
Lead writers and co-chairs of the International Literacy Association’s Standards 2017provide a hands on guide to using updated standards for the preparation of reading/literacy specialists. Authors share key changes in content, supporting …
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Geology misconceptions targeted by an overlapping consensus of US national standards and frameworks Open
In the past few decades, scientific and educational entities in the United States have repeatedly expended considerable fiscal and human resources in an effort to establish contemporary education standards, curriculum frameworks, and asses…
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Multiple Roles of Specialized Literacy Professionals: The ILA 2017 Standards Open
This article compares the ILA 2017 Standards for preparing specialized literacy professionals with the 2010 Standards. The authors also describe levels of emphases for each specialized literacy role and implications of the new Standards fo…
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Preparation and The Real World of Education: How Prospective Teachers Grapple with Using Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices in the Age of Standardized Testing Open
The most highlighted provision and consequence of the reauthorization of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, is obsessive practices of assessing students across the United St…
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The Concept of Ocean Sustainability in Formal Education—Comparative Ocean Literacy Coverage Analysis of the Educational Standards of India and the USA Open
The concept of marine environmental sustainability is essential, and ocean literacy is currently at the core of its development. Comparing ocean literacy principles in curriculum standards is an important thing to do. Ocean literacy (OL) i…
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Improvements in Math Instruction and Student Achievement Through Professional Learning Around the Common Core State Standards in Chicago Open
Existing literature on the impact of Common Core State Standards in Math has shown little benefit, but it has not examined variation in outcomes based on implementation strategies, student subgroups, or outcomes other than test scores. We …
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Is the Common Core racing America to the top? Tracking changes in state standards, school practices, and student achievement Open
This study examines the trends of the U.S. states’ reading and math proficiency standards before and after the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and explores their impact on school practices and student achievement. Drawin…
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Was Kindergarten Left Behind? Examining US Kindergarten as the New First Grade in the Wake of No Child Left Behind Open
Since the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2001, public schools in the United States have witnessed an influx of reforms intended to elevate students’ academic standing in a global economy. The unprecedented federal involvement in…
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Does the Common Core Have a Common Effect? An Exploration of Effects on Academically Vulnerable Students Open
Policymakers have long sought to raise expectations for students through standards-based reform. I examine the extent to which the Common Core State Content Standards (CC) affected student achievement and the size of achievement gaps. I me…
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Evidence of the ISTE Standards for Educators leading to learning gains Open
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) empirically designed and published educator standards to provide a roadmap for educators on effective technology integration. The purpose of this further study was to determine w…
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“The Good Struggle” of Flexible Specificity: Districts Balancing Specific Guidance With Autonomy to Support Standards-Based Instruction Open
This study examines implementation of college-and-career-ready (CCR) education standards across five school districts in Ohio, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Drawing on the policy attributes theory, we found that the s…
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Lessons from the pandemic about science education Open
The coronavirus pandemic vividly illuminates deficiencies of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The NGSS does not mention immunization, antibodies, vaccines, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nor do they ask stu…
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Situating Information Literacy: A Case Study Exploring Faculty Knowledge of National Disciplinary Standards and Local Program Learning Outcomes Open
Considerable research argues the importance of situating information literacy in disciplinary curriculums. Arguments within this body of publications frequently share a common recommendation, to look towards national disciplinary standards…