An analysis of 69 district Portraits of a Graduate finds six Skill Sets that capture 90 percent of the attributes districts articulate¶
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q2 i? Across 69 analyzed district Portraits, six Skill Sets capture 90 percent of the attributes districts articulate for graduates, despite expectations of wide local variation. → synthesis-analysis-1
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Mills, K., Weisgrau, J., Burke, Q., Lee, K., Solorzano, T. and Coenraad, M. (2024, March). Shifting Education with Learning Pathways: Becoming Your Portrait of a Graduate. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/205
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Document analysis of 69 publicly available district Portraits (31 from League of Innovative Schools), coded inductively. The authors report being "surprised to discover that most districts identified a similar set of qualities" — the six Skill Sets capture "90 percent of the attributes" they coded.
"Overall, we identified six Skill Sets that capture 90 percent of the attributes articulated by school districts across the country"
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Related Claims¶
- Fewer than one fifth of districts with Portraits have taken the step of identifying actionable Practices within their Skill Sets — related
- Student portfolios are reported to be a useful method for noticing student growth on Portrait of a Graduate competencies — related
- Districts use a wide variety of methods to assess Portrait of a Graduate skills, varying across contexts and grade levels — related
- Districts face validity, reliability, comparability, and accountability-tension challenges in assessing future-ready skills — related
- The authors assert that innovative assessment measures capture POG competencies more fully than traditional standardized tests — related
- Integrating POG assessments into traditional standardized-test-centered accountability systems is complex, and lack of a standardized framework can produce inconsistent measurement across regions — related
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An analysis of 69 district Portraits of a Graduate finds six Skill Sets that capture 90 percent of the attributes districts articulate |
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An analysis of 69 district Portraits of a Graduate finds six Skill Sets that capture 90 percent of the attributes districts articulate |
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