tailieunhanh - Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education

This book is intended to address that need. With a grant from the National Science Foundation, RAND and other researchers have combined their knowledge to create this book, which should be of interest to practitioners, policymakers, and others who are involved in some way in test-based acco. | Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education Laura S. Hamilton Brian M. Stecher Stephen P. Klein editors RAND EDUCATION Prepared for the National Science Foundation The material in this book is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant ESI-9978416. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hamilton Laura S. Making sense of test-based accountability in education Laura S. Hamilton Brian M. Stecher Stephen P. Klein. p. cm. Mr-1554. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-3161-9 1. Educational tests and measurements United States. 2. Educational accountability United States. I. Stecher Brian M. II. Klein Stephen P. . LB3051 .H3193 2002 4 dc21 2002069685 RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND is a registered trademark. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Cover design by Eileen Delson La Russo Copyright 2002 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2002 by RAND 1700 Main Street . Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-5050 201 North Craig Street Suite 202 Pittsburgh PA 15213 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310 451-6915 Email order@ PREFACE Test-based accountability systems are based on the belief that public education can be improved through a simple strategy require all students to take standardized achievement tests and attach high stakes to the tests in the form of rewards when test scores improve and sanctions when they do not. Test-based accountability has achieved broad support as a strategy for improving .