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Download full textLane, Suzanne – ETS Research Report Series, 2020
The impetus for test-based accountability systems is to improve the educational opportunities afforded to all students so as to improve their learning; therefore, integral to the validity argument of these systems is the appraisal of test-based inferences and decisions in terms of their consequences. Both positive and negative consequences of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Test Results, Educational Legislation
Direct linkMo, Lun; Yang, Fang; Hu, Xiangen; Calaway, Florance; Nickey, John – Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The authors investigated the extent to which taking specific types of Advanced Placement (AP) courses and the number of courses taken predicts the likelihood of passing subject benchmarks and earning a score of 19 on the composite score on the ACT test, and examined the role gender plays in the projection. They found evidence that taking an AP…
Descriptors: Evidence, Science Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Gender Differences
Peer reviewedStrong, Sue; Sexton, Larry C. – Contemporary Education, 1996
Researchers surveyed Kentucky high school seniors to collect data on and compare the results of the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS) open-response reading results and ACT reading multiple-choice format. Results found a great deal of disagreement between the KIRIS and ACT reading results. (SM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, High School Seniors
