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Making sense of test-based accountability in education / PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; DEFINING THE TERMS; TESTS ARE USED WIDELY AND FOR SEVERAL PURPOSES; NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION MAKES TESTING MANDATORY; THE RATIONALE FOR TEST-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS IS COMPELLING; TEST-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY COMMANDS SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES; ABOUT THIS BOOK; Chapter Two TESTS AND THEIR USE IN TEST-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS; A BRIEF HISTORY OF RECENT TRENDS IN LARGE-SCALE ASSESSMENT; HOW LARGE-SCALE TESTS ARE USED TODAY; ALIGNING TESTS AND STANDARDS; SETTING TARGETS FOR PERFORMANCE; REWARDS AND SANCTIONS SUMMARYChapter Three TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING TESTS; FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND; SCORE RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; FAIRNESS; TRADE-OFFS: TESTING TIME, COSTS, AND OTHER FACTORS; CONCLUSION; Chapter Four CONSEQUENCES OF LARGE-SCALE, HIGH-STAKES TESTING ON SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM PRACTICE; THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EFFECTS OF TESTING; GATHERING EVIDENCE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF HIGHSTAKES TESTING; THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF HIGH-STAKES TESTING; SUMMARY; Chapter Five ACCOUNTABILITY AS SEEN THROUGH A POLITICAL LENS; STANDARDIZED TESTING FACILITATES POLITICAL OVERSIGHT OF EDUCATION WHICH GROUPS ARE INTERESTED IN TESTING AND ASSESSMENT?WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE TESTING POLICY?; TESTING AS A ROUTE TO ACHIEVING OTHER POLICY GOALS; THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICS ON HOW TESTS ARE USED; RECONCILING POLICYMAKING IMPERATIVES WITH GOOD TESTING STANDARDS; Chapter Six IMPROVING TEST-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY; FIRST, SOME GENERAL ADVICE; IMPROVING TECHNICAL QUALITY; DESIGNING SYSTEMS THAT HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON PRACTICE; POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS; CONCLUSION; RESOURCES; REFERENCES; CONTRIBUTORS |
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PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; DEFINING THE TERMS; TESTS ARE USED WIDELY AND FOR SEVERAL PURPOSES; NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION MAKES TESTING MANDATORY; THE RATIONALE FOR TEST-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS IS COMPELLING; TEST-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY COMMANDS SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES; ABOUT THIS BOOK; Chapter Two TESTS AND THEIR USE IN TEST-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS; A BRIEF HISTORY OF RECENT TRENDS IN LARGE-SCALE ASSESSMENT; HOW LARGE-SCALE TESTS ARE USED TODAY; ALIGNING TESTS AND STANDARDS; SETTING TARGETS FOR PERFORMANCE; REWARDS AND SANCTIONS SUMMARYChapter Three TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING TESTS; FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND; SCORE RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; FAIRNESS; TRADE-OFFS: TESTING TIME, COSTS, AND OTHER FACTORS; CONCLUSION; Chapter Four CONSEQUENCES OF LARGE-SCALE, HIGH-STAKES TESTING ON SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM PRACTICE; THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EFFECTS OF TESTING; GATHERING EVIDENCE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF HIGHSTAKES TESTING; THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF HIGH-STAKES TESTING; SUMMARY; Chapter Five ACCOUNTABILITY AS SEEN THROUGH A POLITICAL LENS; STANDARDIZED TESTING FACILITATES POLITICAL OVERSIGHT OF EDUCATION WHICH GROUPS ARE INTERESTED IN TESTING AND ASSESSMENT?WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE TESTING POLICY?; TESTING AS A ROUTE TO ACHIEVING OTHER POLICY GOALS; THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICS ON HOW TESTS ARE USED; RECONCILING POLICYMAKING IMPERATIVES WITH GOOD TESTING STANDARDS; Chapter Six IMPROVING TEST-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY; FIRST, SOME GENERAL ADVICE; IMPROVING TECHNICAL QUALITY; DESIGNING SYSTEMS THAT HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON PRACTICE; POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS; CONCLUSION; RESOURCES; REFERENCES; CONTRIBUTORS |
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