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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.26/0973
• Soggetto topico: Educational tests and measurements - United States; Educational accountability - United States; Education and state - United States
• Altri autori: HeubertJay Philip HauserRobert Mason
• 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""
• Titolo autorizzato: High stakes
• ISBN: 0-309-17346-9; 1-282-08193-4; 9786612081934; 0-309-52495-4; 0-585-04718-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817716203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II