High-stakes testing in education
Subtitle: science and practice in K-12 settings
By: editors, James A. Bovaird, Kurt F. Geisinger, and Chad W. Buckendahl
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781433809736
Subjects: Educational accountability; Public schools; Examinations; Educational tests and measurements
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Current state of high stakes testing in education / Barbara S. Plake; title: Local development of a high stakes assessment program: lessons learned and research results gained / John Crawford and Patricia Crum; title: Setting performance standards on alternate assessments for students with disabilities / Abdullah A. Ferdous, Sue Bechard, and Chad W. Buckendahl; title: Assessing English language skills in education: implications for students with limited english proficiency / Anja Römhild and James A. Bovaird; title: Student achievement and adequate yearly progress within the Indiana charter school system / Holmes Finch, Brian French, and Mary Baker; title: Revising a large-scale college placement examination program: innovation within constraints / Kristen Huff and Gerald J. Melican; title: A role for college admissions tests in state assessment programs / Sherri Miller and Jay Happel; title: Finding validity evidence: an analysis using the mental measurements yearbook / Gregory J. Cizek, Heather K. Koons, and Sharyn l. Rosenberg; title: A model of examinee test-taking effort / Steven L. Wise and Lisa F. Smith; title: Validity arguments for high-stakes testing and accountability systems / Deborah l. Bandalos ... [et al.]; title: Testing and measurement from a multilevel view: psychometrics and validation /  Bruno D. Zumbo and Barry Forer; title: A high stakes use of intelligence testing: a forensic case study / Chad W. Buckendahl and Brett P. Foley; title: High stakes education research: enhanced scrutiny of the education system and its consequence / James A. Bovaird and Natalie A. Koziol; title: Conclusions; title: The future of high stakes testing in education / Kurt F. Geisinger.