Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education

by National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Testing and Assessment

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In recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large-scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement. The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a prominent example of such an effort, but it is only the continuation of a steady trend toward greater test-based accountability in education that has been going on for decades. Over time, such accountability systems included ever-stronger...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309128145

ISBN13:9780309128148

Release Date:November 2011

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:130 Pages

Weight:0.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Education Education & Reference

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