Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education
Download or Read eBook Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education PDF written by Laura S. Hamilton and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2002-07-31 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Laura S. Hamilton |
| Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2002-07-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780833033987 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0833033980 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education by : Laura S. Hamilton
Book excerpt: 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.
