High-Stakes Testing in Education
Bovaird, James A. / Geisinger, Kurt F. / Buckendahl, Chad W. Examines a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact public education, including local and state assessment development, assessing special populations, and the role of college placement and entrance examinations. Specific topics include the role of examinee motivation, obtaining and making decisions based on validity evidence, evidence of consequences, and considering contextual sampling effects when evalu...