附註:"The study was supported by contract/grant no. ED-98-CO-0005"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Background and context -- Introduction -- Assessment policy and politics -- Legal frameworks -- Tests as measurements -- pt. 2. Uses of tests to make high-stakes decisions about individuals -- Tracking -- Promotion and retention -- Awarding or withholding high school diplomas -- Students with disabilities -- English-language learners -- Use of voluntary national test scores for tracking, promotion, or graduation decisions -- pt. 3. Ensuring appropriate uses of tests -- Potential strategies for promoting appropriate test use -- Findings and recommendations.
摘要:" ... focuses on how testing is used in schools to make decisions about tracking and placement, promotion and retention, and awarding or withholding high school diplomas ... sorts out the controversies that emerge when a test score can open or close gates on a student's educational pathway."--Online caalog description.
