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Test-Based Accountability: The Promise and the Perils.

Authors :
Costrell, Robert M.
Source :
Brookings Papers on Education Policy; 2005, p27-45, 13p, 3 Graphs
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Comments on the paper "Test-Based Accountability: The Promises and the Perils," by Tom Loveless. Effects of standards on student achievement; Impact of exit exams on students at risk of failing; Factors that make a difference in establishing and maintaining accountability, based on experiences in Massachusetts.

Subjects

Subjects :
EDUCATIONAL accountability
EDUCATIONAL standards
ACADEMIC achievement
UNITED States education system
SCHOOL failure
OUTCOME-based education

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10962719
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Brookings Papers on Education Policy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
15865356

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