Uses and misuses of data for educational accountability and improvement / edited by Joan L. Herman ; Edward H. Haertel.

Other author Herman, Joan L.
Other author Haertel, Edward H.
Other author National Society for the Study of Education.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : NSSE ; Malden, Mass. : Distributed by Blackwell Pub., 2005.
Descriptionxvi, 383 pages ; 24 cm.
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SeriesYearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education ; 104th, pt. 2
Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education ; 104th, pt. 2. ^A493910
Contents Part one: Foundations: A historical perspective on validity arguments for accountability testing / Edward H. Haertel and Joan L. Herman -- Assessment and accountability from the policymakers perspective / Lorraine M. McDonnell -- Goals for learning assessment / Judith A. Ramaley. Part two: Design and analysis issues: Issues in the design of accountability systems / Robert L. Linn -- Alignment, high stakes, and the inflation of test scores / Daniel Koretz -- Exploring models of school performance: from theory to practice / Kilchan Choi, Pete Goldschmidt, and Kyo Yamashiro -- Statistical misunderstandings of the properties of school and school accountability / David Rogosa. Part three: Issues of fairness and consequences. Issues and consequences for English language learners / Jamal Abedi -- When one size does not fit all - the special challenges of accountability testing for students with disabilities / Diana Pullin -- Is the glass half full or mostly empty? Ending social promotion in Chicago / Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagoaka, and Elaine Allensworth -- High school exit examinations: when do learning effects generalize? / John Bishop -- The consequences of student testing for teaching and teacher quality / Linda Darling-Hammond and Elle Rustique-Forrester. Part four: Moving to better practice. Data use and school improvment: challenges and prospects / Margaret Heritage and Raymond Yeagley -- Getting things right at the classroom level / Jerome M. Shaw -- Technology and effective assessment systems / Eva L. Baker.
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Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.

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