Accountability
Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2002 shows how the U.S. education system compares to other major industrialized countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom) in five areas: (1) the context of education; (2) preprimary and primary education; (3) secondary education; (4) higher education; and (5) education and the labor force.

Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) is an online journal published by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation (ERIC/AE) and the Department of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland, College Park. Its purpose is to provide education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice, especially at the local education agency (LEA) level.

NCLB Resources OII compiled list of resources related to No Child Left Behind legislation, research in reading, writing and math, assessment and technology literacy.

Hard Data: Examining Student Work
enGauge: Data-Driven Decision Making and Accountability: What Does It Look Like in Practice? Excerpt: More data does not necessarily translate directly into better decisions. In fact, too much information can be as much of a handicap as too little, if it is not used well. Systematic use of data to improve teaching and learning requires leadership, training, and the development of a culture of use. As Mike Schmoker, author of "Results: The Key to Continuous Improvement" (Schmoker, 1999), puts it, schools need to move away from "continually adopting innovations" and instead "collectively focus on goals and regularly measure the impact of the methods."

Looking At Student Work Excerpt: Why look at student work? There are a range of purposes for looking at student work. These purposes include: professional development; accountability (determining the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction); setting standards; and reflecting on student learning and development. (currently collaborating on a new version of the site)

Managing Student Performance Data
NCREL Toolbelt The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) offers information-gathering tools (ranging from checklists to surveys) to help educators collect data about their classroom, school, district, professional practice, or community. One new NCREL tool, SeeChange, will allows users to display results graphically in order to visualize trends and patterns.

Resources for Data-Driven Decision-Making Learning/Curriculum Management Systems and Student Information Systems : Resources from CoSN Compendium "No More Flying Blind: Using Data-Driven Decision-Making to Guide Student Learning"

EDUtools assists higher education in using a more rational decision making process to review the many options for a course management system.

Resources selected by Ferdi Serim and compiled by Janet Murray for Information Technology for Learning: No School Left Behind (Big6 Associates, 2003) November, 2002. Last updated: June 6, 2003 .