Benchmark Testing

Education Funding Opinion An Education Agenda for the Next President
Marc Tucker proposes an education agenda for the next president.
Marc Tucker, February 14, 2012
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Assessment Opinion On Curriculum, Assessment and (Especially) Writing in the Modern Age
Marc Tucker discusses two different approaches to test construction.
Marc Tucker, January 19, 2012
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Standards & Accountability Opinion Time to Look Under the Park Bench
Marc Tucker explains what we can learn from international comparisons.
Marc Tucker, December 20, 2011
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Assessment Opinion American Exceptionalism
Marc Tucker responds to the argument of American exceptionalism.
Marc Tucker, December 14, 2011
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Standards & Accountability Opinion International Benchmarking—Different from Conventional Research
Marc Tucker explains how the goals and methods of international education benchmarking differ from those of conventional education research.
Marc Tucker, December 7, 2011
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Assessment Opinion Kick-Off
NCEE President Marc Tucker kicks-off his new blog, "Top Performers", and explains why international education benchmarking is so important.
Marc Tucker, November 29, 2011
3 min read
Federal Benchmark Assessments Offer Regular Checkups On Student Achievement
School districts worried about how students will perform on end-of-the-year state tests are increasingly administering “benchmark assessments” throughout the year to measure students’ progress and provide teachers with data about how to adjust instruction.
Lynn Olson, November 29, 2005
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