High stakes: testing for tracking, promotion, and graduation
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academy Press 1999
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Item Description:"The study was supported by contract/grant no. ED-98-CO-0005"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
pt. 1. Background and context -- Introduction -- Assessment policy and politics -- Legal frameworks -- Tests as measurements -- pt. 2. Uses of tests to make high-stakes decisions about individuals -- Tracking -- Promotion and retention -- Awarding or withholding high school diplomas -- Students with disabilities -- English-language learners -- Use of voluntary national test scores for tracking, promotion, or graduation decisions -- pt. 3. Ensuring appropriate uses of tests -- Potential strategies for promoting appropriate test use -- Findings and recommendations
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 331 pages)
ISBN:0309062802
0585047189
9780585047188

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