Chapter 3Where We Are Now: Lessons Learned and Emerging Directions

Raymond Pecheone and Stuart Kahl
with the Assistance of Jillian Chingos and Ann Jaquith

Chapter 2 described past efforts by states to use performance assessments; this chapter describes current state efforts to use performance assessment in large-scale state accountability systems. The states highlighted here present a window into promising assessment practices currently in place that can help shape the development of the next generation of assessment in this country. These pioneering efforts offer insight into the challenges and opportunities of using performance measures within the context of state assessment policy. The lessons described here are intended to guide the development ...

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