TOPIC: Implications of and Changes to No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 with respect to testing
Justify your topic selection by highlighting its relevance to your chosen elementary school district being able to successfully meet its K-12 assessment goals. Your research should also focus on locating current issues, applications, assessment strategies, and tools related to your selected topic.
Create a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
1. Propose your research topic in which you detail its relevance to meeting one (1) or more K-12 assessment goals in your chosen school district, focusing on a specific grade level, discipline, or target student population (gifted students, students with special needs, etc.).
2. Examine at least three (3) key political, legal, and / or current issues related to your chosen topic.
3. Describe at least three (3) specific needs of the students in the school district including students with special learning needs.
4. Propose at least three (3) applications your topic has to K-12 assessment in your chosen school district.
5. Provide at least four (4) sources
Your assignment should follow these formatting requirements:
o Should follow APA.
o Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment. The cover page and the reference page are excluded in the required assignment page length.
o The specific course learning outcomes are:
o Assess various measures for assessing learners' progress, including formal, test-based measures, and informal and observational measures.
o Analyze traditional theories of assessment.
o Evaluate alternate forms of assessment for special populations.
o Use technology and information resources to research issues in educational assessment.
o Write clearly and concisely about educational assessment using proper grammar and mechanics.