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Raising the stakes: How students' motivation for mathematics associates with high- and low-stakes test achievement [PDF]
Learning and Individual Differences, 2015 This study uses data from an urban school district to examine the relation between students' motivational beliefs about mathematics and high- versus low-stakes math test performance. We use ordinary least squares and quantile regression analyses and find
Teomara Rutherford, Annemarie Conley
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Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2007
SUMMARY I review the literature on the impact on student achievement of high-stakes testing. Its popularity as a mechanism for holding educators accountable has triggered studies to examine whether its promise to increase student learning has been fulfilled.
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SUMMARY I review the literature on the impact on student achievement of high-stakes testing. Its popularity as a mechanism for holding educators accountable has triggered studies to examine whether its promise to increase student learning has been fulfilled.
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Theory and Research in Education, 2004
This response argues that, although evaluation of student learning is required for accountability, high stakes testing is not required and may even be counterproductive. It also questions whether the goals of the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ are reasonable and contends that, if they are not, there may be no justification for imposing punishments and ...
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This response argues that, although evaluation of student learning is required for accountability, high stakes testing is not required and may even be counterproductive. It also questions whether the goals of the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ are reasonable and contends that, if they are not, there may be no justification for imposing punishments and ...
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High-Stakes Test Accommodations
Learning Disability Quarterly, 2012Because high stakes are now attached to standardized assessments of student progress, policy makers, administrators, practitioners, and parents must understand how to most effectively and accurately measure the performance of all students, including students with learning disabilities (LD).
Stephanie A. Lai, Sheri Berkeley
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High Stakes: Testing Irregularity
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2005With the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a stronger emphasis has been placed on state testing and accountability at the state and local levels. The news media continues to report testing irregularities as professional and community pressures are levied on educators to increase test scores.
Tricia Carson-Meyers +3 more
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High-Stakes Test Accommodations
Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2007Given the latest reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and evolving views on the identification of cognitive disabilities in special education, many high school graduates with learning disabilities and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder will have a Summary of Performance (SOP) in lieu of a recent ...
Manju Banerjee, Stan F. Shaw
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Paradoxes of High-Stakes Testing
Journal of Education, 2010Over the centuries and across nations, tests have been employed as bureaucratic tools for a variety of purposes. As far back as 200 BC, the Chinese used tests to help eliminate patronage and open access to the civil service. The Dead Sea scrolls describe the use of tests by the Qumran community to determine when a man was ready to become a formal ...
George Madaus, Michael Russell
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Resist High-Stakes Testing!: High Stakes Are for Tomatoes
Language Arts, 2000Presents a call to action (including an outline of specific ideas) to educators to resist high-stakes testing, and encourages them to stand up for what they know about how and why children learn (not by the threat of being retained or not graduating) and how and what to teach (not teaching to the tests).
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The Paradoxes of High Stakes Testing
2009As a nation, we spend more than $1 billion a year on federally mandated educational tests that 30 million students must take each year. The country spends an additional $1.2 billion on test preparation materials designed to help students pass these tests.
George F. Madaus +2 more
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Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2009
The article discusses a case study that stems from actual events, targets the issue of ethics in schools, and is applicable for use in a variety of educational leadership courses. The article examines the issues related to ethical responsibilities and high-stakes testing in public schools.
W. Sean Kearney, Page A. Smith
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The article discusses a case study that stems from actual events, targets the issue of ethics in schools, and is applicable for use in a variety of educational leadership courses. The article examines the issues related to ethical responsibilities and high-stakes testing in public schools.
W. Sean Kearney, Page A. Smith
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