Making sense of test-based accountability in education /

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Test-based accountability systems that attach high stakes to standardized test results in the form of rewards and sanctions have raised a number of issues for those responsible for educational assessment and accountability. Do these high-stakes tests measure student achievement accurately? How can p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Hamilton, Laura S., Stecher, Brian M., Klein, Stephen P., 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.
Temas:
Educational tests and measurements > United States.
Educational accountability > United States.
Tests et mesures en éducation > États-Unis.
Responsabilité du rendement (Éducation) > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Evaluation.
STUDY AIDS > Tests.
EDUCATION > Testing & Measurement.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Educational accountability
Educational tests and measurements
United States
Educational achievement
Schools
Accountability
Examinations
Program management
Schools funding
Overseas item
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Tests and their use in test-based accountability systems
  • Technical criteria for evaluating tests
  • Consequences of large-scale, high-stakes testing on school and classroom practice
  • Accountability as seen through a political lens
  • Improving test-based accountability.

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