Test-Based Accountability NCLB CCSS ESEA NAEP AYP
- Author(s):
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Linn, Robert L.
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Source:
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Paper prepared for The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 28
- Subject/Key Words:
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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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