Making Sense of Test-Based Accountability in Education

• Main Author: Hamilton, Laura S. (auth)
• Other Authors: Stecher, Brian M. (auth), Klein, Stephen P. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2002
• Subjects: Examinations & assessment; Educational strategies & policy; Age groups: children; Education; Sociology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Test-based accountability systems that attach high stakes to standardized test results have raised a number of issues on educational assessment and accountability. Do these high-stakes tests measure student achievement accurately? How can policymakers and educators attach the right consequences to t...