High Stakes: Testing for Tracking, Promotion, and Graduation

by National Research Council, Board on Testing and Assessment, Committee on Appropriate Test Use, et al.

Book Overview

Everyone is in favor of high education standards and fair testing of student achievement, but there is little agreement as to what these terms actually mean. High Stakes looks at how testing affects critical decisions for American students. As more and more tests are introduced into the country's schools, it becomes increasingly important to know how those tests are used?and misused?in assessing children's performance and achievements.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309062802
• ISBN13: 9780309062800
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"