Category Archives: Assessment

Comprehensive School Reform

November 1, 2004 – 6:47 am

Comprehensive school reform efforts say different forms of schooling are necessary. There have been many such attempts over the past 15 years often with gigantic sums of money attached. A new report, From Whole School to Whole System Reform, describes two major approches: the work of the New American Schools in 4,000 schools and the [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Reform, Reports, Research, U.S. Dept. of Educ. | Comments Off

Assessment of Attitudes Etc.

April 13, 2003 – 2:08 pm

The Compendium of Assessment and Research Tools (CART) is a database that provides information on 1000s of instruments that measure attributes associated with youth development programs. This is a very useful resource in an era where so much rides on standardized tests of achievement. CART includes descriptions of research instruments, tools, rubrics, and guides and [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Research, Survey | Comments Off