Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ656680
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Unintended Consequences of Test-Based Accountability When Testing in "Milepost" Grades.
Stecher, Brian M.; Barron, Sheila
Educational Assessment, v7 n4 p259-81 2001
Examined the effect of a form of high-stakes testing, milepost testing, in which tests are only given at selected grade levels. Data from 479 teachers in Kentucky show substantial differences in practice between tested and nontested grades and draws implications for national testing proposals. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Practices, National Competency Tests, Teachers, Teaching Methods, Test Use
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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