The Testing Gap: Scientific Trials of Test-Driven School Accountability Systems for Excellence and Equity (Research in Educational Policy: Local, National, and Global Perspectives) - Hardcover

Lee, Jaekyung

 
9781593117498: The Testing Gap: Scientific Trials of Test-Driven School Accountability Systems for Excellence and Equity (Research in Educational Policy: Local, National, and Global Perspectives)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1593117493 ISBN 13: 9781593117498
Publisher: Information Age Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

The objective of this book is to advance our understanding of the design, implementation and evaluation of test-driven external accountability policies for improving both academic excellence and equity. This book provides new insights into debates about the efficacy of highstakes testing through critical synthesis of previous studies and through systematic analysis of the achievement gap trends over the past 15 years. The core findings have implications for contemporary national and state policy efforts, as mandated by NCLB, to close the achievement gap. The book alerts readers to scientific, institutional and technical threats to the current test-driven school accountability system, and possible consequences if we fail to counteract those threats and continue the current policy course with underfunded mandates and an over-reliance on testing and sanctions.

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Publisher
Information Age Publishing
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1593117493
ISBN 13 
9781593117498
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
204

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