TY - JOUR
T1 - Building with Benchmarks
T2 - The role of the district in Philadelphia's Benchmark assessment system
AU - Bulkley, Katrina E.
AU - Christman, Jolley Bruce
AU - Goertz, Margaret E.
AU - Lawrence, Nancy R.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - In recent years, interim assessments have become an increasingly popular tool in districts seeking to improve student learning and achievement. Philadelphia has been at the forefront of this change, implementing a set of Benchmark assessments aligned with its Core Curriculum district-wide in 2004. In this article, we examine the overall context for Benchmarks in Philadelphia, the expectations district leaders had for the use of those Benchmarks, the supports put in place to assist those in schools in meeting those expectations, and the challenges encountered in that implementation.
AB - In recent years, interim assessments have become an increasingly popular tool in districts seeking to improve student learning and achievement. Philadelphia has been at the forefront of this change, implementing a set of Benchmark assessments aligned with its Core Curriculum district-wide in 2004. In this article, we examine the overall context for Benchmarks in Philadelphia, the expectations district leaders had for the use of those Benchmarks, the supports put in place to assist those in schools in meeting those expectations, and the challenges encountered in that implementation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77951733856&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01619561003685346
DO - 10.1080/01619561003685346
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77951733856
SN - 0161-956X
VL - 85
SP - 186
EP - 204
JO - Peabody Journal of Education
JF - Peabody Journal of Education
IS - 2
ER -