scholarly journals Does School Accountability Lead to Improved Student Performance?

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Hanushek ◽  
Margaret Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
School Accountability

scholarly journals The Promise and Pitfalls of Using Imprecise School Accountability Measures

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J Kane ◽  
Douglas O Staiger
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Small Schools ◽  
Market Value ◽  
School Accountability ◽  
School Level ◽  
Accountability Systems ◽  
Accountability Measures

In recent years, most states have constructed elaborate accountability systems using school-level test scores. However, because the median elementary school contains only 69 children per grade level, such measures are quite imprecise. We evaluate the implications for school accountability systems. For instance, rewards or sanctions for schools with scores at either extreme primarily affect small schools and provide weak incentives to large ones. Nevertheless, we conclude that accountability systems may be worthwhile. Even in states with aggressive financial incentives, the marginal reward to schools for raising student performance is a small fraction of the potential labor market value for students.

scholarly journals Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Elena Rouse ◽  
Jane Hannaway ◽  
Dan Goldhaber ◽  
David Figlio
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Test Score ◽  
School Accountability ◽  
Low Performing Schools ◽  
Accountability System ◽  
Public Elementary Schools ◽  
New Evidence

While numerous studies have found that school accountability boosts test scores, it is uncertain whether estimated test score gains reflect genuine improvements or merely “gaming” behaviors. This paper brings to bear new evidence from a unique five-year, three-round survey conducted of a census of public elementary schools in Florida that is linked with detailed administrative data on student performance. We show that schools facing accountability pressure changed their instructional practices in meaningful ways, and that these responses can explain a portion of the test score gains associated with the Florida school accountability system. (JEL H75, I21, I28)

scholarly journals Does school accountability lead to improved student performance?

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Hanushek ◽  
Margaret E. Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
School Accountability

Student Preparation for Dysphagia Practice: Universities and Practicum Sites Supporting a Common Outcome

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (13) ◽  
pp. 122-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Chase ◽  
Lucinda Soares Gonzales
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Medical Settings ◽  
Student Preparation ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Connecticut

This article will describe the approach to dysphagia education in a classroom setting at the University of Connecticut (UCONN), explore the disparity between student performance in schools vs. health care settings that was discovered at UCONN, and offer suggestions for practicum supervisors in medical settings to enhance student acquisition of competence.

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