Multiple Measures Approaches to High School Graduation

This report shows how the design of high school graduation policies can have important consequences for teaching, learning, and student attainment. It contrasts the results of single-test approaches to graduation with those of states using a broader range of measures to award a high school diploma. learning. This paper seeks to evaluate the full range of state learning standards, including higher-order thinking and performance skills, and they provide teachers with useful and timely information about student learning, which is essential to classroom teaching and school improvement.