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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817716203321

Titolo

High stakes : testing for tracking, promotion, and graduation / / Jay P. Heubert and Robert M. Hauser, editors ; Committee on Appropriate Test Use ; Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-17346-9

1-282-08193-4

9786612081934

0-309-52495-4

0-585-04718-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeubertJay Philip

HauserRobert Mason

Disciplina

371.26/0973

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Educational accountability - United States

Education and state - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The study was supported by contract/grant no. ED-98-CO-0005"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Foreword""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""  Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Assessment Policy and Politics""; ""3 Legal Frameworks""; ""4 Tests as Measurements""; ""5 Tracking""; ""6 Promotion and Retention""; ""7 Awarding or Withholding High School Diplomas""; ""8 Students with Disabilities""; ""9 English-Language Learners""; ""10 Use of Voluntary National Test Scores for Tracking, Promotion, or Graduation Decisions""; ""11 Potential Strategies for Promoting Appropriate Test Use""; ""12 Findings and Recommendations""

""  Biographical Sketches""""Index""