Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education

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 t...

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Main Authors: Hamilton, Laura S., Stecher, Brian M., Klein, Stephen P.
Format: Online
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: RAND Corporation 2023
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Online dostop:ONIX_20231005_9780833033987_296
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Izvleček: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.