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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Autores principales: Hamilton, Laura S., Stecher, Brian M., Klein, Stephen P.
Formato: Online
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: RAND Corporation 2023
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Acceso en línea:ONIX_20231005_9780833033987_296
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Sumario: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.