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| Autor/inn/en | Haertel, Edward; Herman, Joan |
|---|---|
| Institution | California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. |
| Titel | A Historical Perspective on Validity: Arguments for Accountability Testing. CSE Report 654 |
| Quelle | (2005), (40 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Federal Legislation; Testing Programs; Educational Practices; Achievement Tests; Accountability; Educational Change; Standards; Educational Improvement |
| Abstract | Using achievement tests to hold students and schools accountable seems an obvious idea. Students come to school to learn. Tests show which students, in which schools, are meeting learning standards and which are not. Those students and schools that are falling short should be held accountable. Of course, the rationales for accountability testing programs are much more complex than that, as are testing's effects, both intended and unintended. This chapter, describes various rationales for accountability testing programs over the past century. This history forms the backdrop for current test-driven reforms, including Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which was signed into law in January 2002. The goals are first, to illustrate the diversity of mechanisms whereby testing may affect educational practice and learning outcomes; and second, to show that while many of the same ideas have recurred over time in different forms and guises, accountability testing has become more sophisticated. One constant in this changing picture has been the idea that education should produce measurable results. Again and again, policymakers have advanced accountability testing as a means for improving education, each generation responding to the failings of the previous. It remains to be seen how effective today's accountability testing will prove to be in supporting genuine, comprehensive educational reform. (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE)/National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 300 Charles E. Young Drive North, GSE&IS Bldg., 3rd Flr./Mailbox 951522, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1522. Tel: 310-206-1532. |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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