Educating For The 21st Century: Data Report On The New York Performance Standards Consortium

Submitted by Laura Gutmann on Fri, 10/14/2016 - 12:53
Educating For The 21st Century: Data Report On The New York Performance Standards Consortium

The New York Performance Standards Consortium (Consortium) has developed a proven practitioner developed, student-focused performance assessment system for its 28 member schools in New York City and State. Its validity was confirmed by the NY State Education Department and the NY Board of Regents in 1995 and reaffirmed in 2008 when additional schools were added. This report includes evidence of the New York Performance Standards Consortium's success in supporting diverse students through graduation and preparing them for success in college.

The main components of the New York Performance Standards Consortium system are:

  • Practitioner-designed and student-focused assessment tasks
  • External evaluators for written and oral student work
  • Moderation studies to establish reliability X Extensive professional development
  • Predictive validity based on graduates’ college success
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