From Testing to Teaching: The Use of Interim Assessments in Classroom Instruction

In order to address these questions, we interviewed district administrators, school principals, and 3rd- and 5th- grade teachers in nine schools located in two districts. We also conducted classroom observations as well as attended test construction meetings, professional development workshops, technology training seminars, and teacher grade-group meetings.

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From Testing to Teaching: The Use of Interim Assessments in Classroom Instruction by Margaret E. Goertz, Leslie Nabors Oláh, and Matthew Riggan

Can Interim Assessments be Used for Instructional Change? by Margaret E. Goertz, Leslie Nabors Oláh, and Matthew Riggan (RB-51)

"Testing to the Test? Expectations and Supports for Interim Assessment Use" by Leslie Nabors Oláh, Nancy R. Lawrence, Margaret E. Goertz, John Weathers, Matthew Riggan, and Joy Anderson. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 2007.

Leslie Nabors Oláh presented "Teacher Analysis of Interim Assessment Results in Elementary Mathematics: A Two-District Study" at the CCSSO Education Leaders Conference on Using Data to Improve Instruction, September 8-10, in Milwaukee, WI.

Learning to Learn from benchmark assessment data: How teachers analyze results. by Leslie Nabors Oláh, Matthew Riggan, & Nancy Lawrence. (in press) Peabody Journal of Education.