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Greene, Jay P.; Winters, Marcus A.; Forster, Greg – 2003
Many states have implemented high-stakes testing since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Yet the question remains whether high-stakes tests effectively measure student proficiency. This report describes a study that compared results on high-stakes tests with results on other standardized tests not used for accountability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Educational Assessment