| Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education 2002 Contributor(s): Hamilton, Laura (Author), Stecher, Brian M. (Author), Klein, Stephen P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833031619 ISBN-13: 9780833031617 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Evaluation & Assessment - Education | Testing & Measurement - Education | Educational Policy & Reform |
| Dewey: 371.264 |
| LCCN: 2002069685 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.1" W x 9.02" (0.70 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Test-based accountability systems that attach high stakes to standardized test results have raised a number of issues on 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? And what kinds of tradeoffs do these testing policies introduce? This book responds to the growing emphasis on high-stakes testing and offers recommendations for more-effective test-based accountability systems. |