skip to main content skip to footer

Looking Beyond High and Low Stakes

Author(s):
Sandberg, Hans
Publication Year:
2017
Source:
Focus on ETS R&D, n6, May 2017
Document Type:
Periodical
Page Count:
7
Subject/Key Words:
High Stakes Testing, Low Stakes Testing, Performance Based Evaluation, Test Design

Abstract

Often a hot topic when educational testing is discussed, high and low stakes are actually connected to the use of test scores rather than the test itself. Focus on ETS R&D asked ETS scientists Michael T. Kane and Richard J. Tannenbaum to explore the issue of stakes in relation to decisions based on test scores.