The testing gap: scientific trials of test-driven school accountability systems for excellence and equity/

Main Author: Lee, Jaekyung
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing (IAP), c2007
Series:Research in educational policy (IAP)
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010806.html
Table of Contents:
  • Educational policy laboratory: scientific trials of accountability
  • Research threats: accountability garners mixed evidence
  • Institutional threats: accountability meets school realities
  • Technical threats: accountability falls into testing traps
  • Shattered visions of NCLB and state accountability
  • National achievement trends in NAEP
  • State achievement trends in NAEP
  • Discrepancies between NAEP and state assessment results
  • Conclusion.