The testing gap : scientific trials of test-driven school accountability systems for excellence and equity / by Jaekyung Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Jaekyung.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Research in educational policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

United States.

National Assessment of Educational Progress (Project).

United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Physical Description:

xi, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., [2007]

Summary:

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 high-stakes 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.

Contents:

Educational policy laboratory: scientific trials of accountability

Research threats: accountability garners mixed evidence

Institutional threats: accountability meets school realities

Technical threats: accountability falls into testing traps

Shattered visions of NCLB and state accountability

National achievement trends in NAEP

State achievement trends in NAEP

Discrepancies between NAEP and state assessment results

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781593117481

1593117485

9781593117498

1593117493

OCLC:

85899039