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245 00 a| High stakes :b| testing for tracking, promotion, and graduation /c| Jay P. Heubert and Robert M. Hauser, editors ; Committee on Appropriate Test Use ; Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.;

260 a| Washington, D.C. :b| National Academy Press,c| 1999.;

300 a| xvi, 331 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| "The study was supported by contract/grant no. ED-98-CO-0005"--T.p. verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| pt. 1. Background and context -- Introduction -- Assessment policy and politics -- Legal frameworks -- Tests as measurements -- pt. 2. Uses of tests to make high-stakes decisions about individuals -- Tracking -- Promotion and retention -- Awarding or withholding high schoool diplomas -- Students with disabilities -- English-language learners -- Use of voluntary national test scores for tracking, promotion, or graduation decisions -- pt. 3. Ensuring appropriate uses of tests -- Potential strategies for promoting appropriate test use -- Findings and recommendations.;

650 0 a| Educational tests and measurementsz| United States.=| ^A47551;

650 0 a| Educational accountabilityz| United States.=| ^A81807;

650 0 a| Education and statez| United States.=| ^A21993;

700 1 a| Heubert, Jay Philip.=| ^A407990;

700 1 a| Hauser, Robert Mason.=| ^A549745;

710 2 a| National Research Council (U.S.).b| Committee on Appropriate Test Use.=| ^A409504;

710 2 a| National Research Council (U.S.).b| Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.b| Board on Testing and Assessment.=| ^A405527;

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High stakes : testing for tracking, promotion, and graduation / Jay P. Heubert and Robert M. Hauser, editors ; Committee on Appropriate Test Use ; Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format	Book
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
Description	xvi, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6336.html
Subjects	Educational tests and measurements--United States. Educational accountability--United States. Education and state--United States.

Other author/creator	Heubert, Jay Philip.
Other author/creator	Hauser, Robert Mason.
Other author/creator	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Appropriate Test Use.
Other author/creator	National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Board on Testing and Assessment.
Contents	pt. 1. Background and context -- Introduction -- Assessment policy and politics -- Legal frameworks -- Tests as measurements -- pt. 2. Uses of tests to make high-stakes decisions about individuals -- Tracking -- Promotion and retention -- Awarding or withholding high schoool diplomas -- Students with disabilities -- English-language learners -- Use of voluntary national test scores for tracking, promotion, or graduation decisions -- pt. 3. Ensuring appropriate uses of tests -- Potential strategies for promoting appropriate test use -- Findings and recommendations.
Local note	Little-336598--305131044737
General note	"The study was supported by contract/grant no. ED-98-CO-0005"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	98040215
ISBN	0309062802 (pbk.)

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