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Interviews with 20 teachers and 17 administrators from two southern Ontario school districts examine large-scale assessment knowledge, professional development experience, and instructional planning in response to assessment findings. Findings indicate limited use of sophisticated, data-integrated decision-making, especially at the secondary level. 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Using a semi-structured  \nformat, 20 teachers and 17 administrators were interviewed from two school districts in southern Ontario, Canada. The interview protocol contained a range of questions related to teaching and administrative experience, large-scale assessment knowledge, professional development, and instructional planning in response to large-scale assessment results. Analysis of the interviews followed a constant comparison method and suggested few educators, particularly at the secondary level, are using large-scale assessment results in a sophisticated fashion for data-integrated decision-making. The implications of the findings are  \ndiscussed in relation to professional development, capacity building, and  \ninstructional leadership.  \nIntroduction  \nThe utilization of large-scale assessment results for accountability purposes is undeniable within Western educational jurisdictions. Countries such as the United States, England, Canada, Australia, and other European nations such as France and Germany have developed accountability systems that put a strong emphasis on improved test results (Black & Wiliam,  \n1 This research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) .  \n2005) . In North America alone, every state and province administers external tests which serve as a broad benchmark of district and school effectiveness (Volante & Ben Jaafar, 2008) . Some have argued that external testing represents one of the few policy levers that can spur improvements in elementary and secondary schools (Anderson, MacDonald, & Sinnemann, 2004; Barber, 2004). Using widely reported performance data, administrators and teachers are compelled to improve their instructional planning to the benefit of students, schools, and society in general. Yet skepticism exists whether educators possess the requisite skills to use this information in meaningful ways. Some have suggested that large-scale assessment may do more harm than good if it is not carefully considered in relation to other forms of student information (Shirley & Hargreaves, 2006) . This study attempts to understand how classroom teachers and school administrators conceptualize their use of large-scale assessment results to inform school improvement planning. The present study was conducted in two school districts in southern Ontario, Canada. As in most Western educational jurisdictions, these districts were situated within a policy context that places a strong emphasis on performance data for accountability purposes.  \nLarge-Scale Assessment and School Improvement  \nOne of the most formidable challenges with the administration and interpretation of large-scale assessment results is how to use this information to spur improvements in schools. Atthe policy level, the results are meant to hold schools accountable by measuring the degree to which specific standards are meant. The latter is usually accomplished by noting the percentage of students who meet or exceed a specified state or provincial standard in reading, writing, and/or mathematics. These statistics, while helpful in providing a broad metric of student  \nachievement, offer little to individual schools or teachers in terms of refining their practice. In order to improve pedagogy, educators must disaggregate the data for their student groups, and seek ways to address achievement concerns. If done properly, this type of analysis and corresponding intervention may help close the achievement gap for some of our most vulnerable student populations. Research overwhelmingly supports this relationship between prudent data use and school improvement (see Earl & Torrance, 2000; Heritage & Chen, 2005; Sutherland","cbCairGTPBjiwZm3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairGTPBjiwZm3","pdf",223122,26,"English","# Introduction\n# Large-Scale Assessment and School Improvement","[{\"question\":\"What does the study investigate about large-scale assessment results?\",\"answer\":\"The study explores how teachers and school administrators connect large-scale assessment results with school improvement planning.\"},{\"question\":\"Who participated in the research and how was data collected?\",\"answer\":\"The research interviewed 20 teachers and 17 administrators using a semi-structured interview format.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the findings suggest about educators’ use of assessment data?\",\"answer\":\"The findings suggest few educators, particularly at the secondary level, use large-scale assessment results in a sophisticated fashion for data-integrated decision-making.\"}]","UNDERSTANDING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LARGE-SCALE ASSESSMENT AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING - read online free | PDF",1792085089,66]