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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-168). |
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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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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 policymakers and educators attach the right consequences to the results of these tests? What kinds of educational tradeoffs do these testing policies introduce? This book was written in response to school policymaking's growing emphasis on high-stakes testing. It addresses several key areas, including how the tests are used within these systems, how to evaluate the technical quality and trustworthiness of the tests, how test-based accountability affects the practices of teachers and schools, and what effect political considerations have on the policy debate. The authors also provide some recommendations for developing more-effective test-based accountability systems. |
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Print version record. |
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Language |
English. |
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Educational tests and measurements -- United States.
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Educational accountability -- United States.
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Tests et mesures en éducation -- États-Unis.
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Responsabilité du rendement (Éducation) -- États-Unis.
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EDUCATION -- Evaluation.
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STUDY AIDS -- Tests.
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EDUCATION -- Testing & Measurement.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Educational accountability
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Educational tests and measurements
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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Educational achievement |
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Schools |
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Accountability |
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United States |
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Examinations |
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Program management |
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Schools funding |
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Hamilton, Laura S.
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Stecher, Brian M.
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Klein, Stephen P., 1938-
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National Science Foundation (U.S.)
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Print version: Making sense of test-based accountability in education. Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002 0833031619 (DLC) 2002069685 (OCoLC)49681451 |
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0833033980 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833033987 (electronic bk.) |
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0833031619 |
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9780833031617 |
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RAND/MR-1554-EDU |
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