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High stakes : testing for tracking, promotion, and graduation /

" ... focuses on how testing is used in schools to make decisions about tracking and placement, promotion and retention, and awarding or withholding high school diplomas ... sorts out the controversies that emerge when a test score can open or close gates on a student's educational pathway...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Appropriate Test Use, National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Board on Testing and Assessment
Otros Autores: Heubert, Jay Philip, Hauser, Robert Mason
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Background and context
  • Introduction
  • Assessment policy and politics
  • Legal frameworks
  • Tests as measurements
  • pt. 2. Uses of tests to make high-stakes decisions about individuals
  • Tracking
  • Promotion and retention
  • Awarding or withholding high school diplomas
  • Students with disabilities
  • English-language learners
  • Use of voluntary national test scores for tracking, promotion, or graduation decisions
  • pt. 3. Ensuring appropriate uses of tests
  • Potential strategies for promoting appropriate test use
  • Findings and recommendations.