January 2003 — Editorial
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Assessment and Accountability
www.w-w-c.org). The Clearing-house, created in August 2002, will work on systematically evaluating resources to help educators utilize scientifically proven teaching materials. It will have two databases: one on the effectiveness of specific intervention, while the other will contain reports on approaches used in education. Each piece of research will contain an “evidence” report written by a team of researchers.Conclusion
A variety of assessment measures are available, and standards have been established at the appropriate government level of what students should know and should be able to do. These new standards require new curriculum and material to be utilized in the classroom. Through these standards, we can effectively use assessment as a central, independent and reliable source of scientific evidence for what works in education so that institutions can be held accountable.
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Dr. Sylvia Charp, Editor-in Chief, "Assessment and Accountability," T.H.E. Journal, 1/1/2003, http://www.thejournal.com/articles/16224
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