Turning standardized test scores into a tool for improving teaching and learning - An assessment-based approach

la many public school districts, standardized test scores have become the f ocus of accountability systems. Little has been done to help schools and te achers understand the connection between test scores and day-to-day classro om practices, however and without this understanding, score-based accountab ility systems will not lead to meaningful educational reform. This article describes the Erikson institute Schools Project's efforts to we analyses of standardized test scores as the entry point far art assessment and interve ntion process aimed fit improving school curricula and instruction.