Test-Based Accountability NCLB CCSS ESEA NAEP AYP
- Author(s):
- Linn, Robert L.
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Source:
- Paper prepared for The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 28
- Subject/Key Words:
- The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, Test-Based Accountability, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Student Achievement, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Achievement Gaps, Minimum Competency Testing, Subject-Matter Knowledge, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), End-of-Course Assessments, Teacher Evaluation, Value-Added, Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Minority Groups
Abstract
This essay explores how test-based accountability can increase student achievement and equity in performance among racial-ethnic subpopulations, students who are poor and their more affluent peers. The author expands on the history of test-based accountability and the prospects for its future.
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