High Stakes Performance Assessment: Perspectives on Kentucky′s Educational Reform

by Thomas R. Guskey

Book Overview

The implementation of a ′high stakes′, performace-based assessment system has resulted in financial rewards being granted to those schools demonstrating improved results, while sanctions have been imposed on schools whose academic performance is poor. Contributors to this book examine the complex issues associated with this system in the state of Kentucky and offer diverse opinion on the topic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803961693
• ISBN13: 9780803961692
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"