In Praise of Ordinary Measures: The Present Limits and Future Possibilities of Educational Accountability

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-473
Author(s):  
Jack Schneider ◽  
Derek Gottlieb
Keyword(s):  
Educational Accountability

How Much Should We Rely on Student Test Achievement as a Measure of Success?

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 479-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Goldhaber ◽  
Umut Özek
Keyword(s):  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Educational Accountability ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Student Test

The use of test scores as a performance measure in high-stakes educational accountability has become increasingly popular since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which imposed sanctions such as the threat of losing federal funds unless a state implemented a school accountability system that measures student progress continuously. Since then, many in the education community have questioned whether differences in student test scores reflect actual discrepancies in the long-term well-being of individuals. In this review, we try to address this question in the light of the extant literature that examines the relationship between test scores and later life outcomes. We show that while there are certainly studies that contradict the causality of this relationship, there is also abundant evidence suggesting a causal link between test scores and later life outcomes. We conclude that any debate about the use of test scores in educational accountability (1) should be framed by use of all relevant empirical evidence, (2) should also consider the predictive validity of nontest measures of student success, and (3) should keep in mind that the predictive validity of test scores could be stronger in some contexts than others.

scholarly journals Risk-based educational accountability in Dutch primary education

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Timmermans ◽  
I. F. de Wolf ◽  
R. J. Bosker ◽  
S. Doolaard
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Educational Accountability

Educational Accountability and Policy Feedback

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine M. McDonnell
Keyword(s):  
Educational Accountability ◽  
Policy Feedback

MORE THAN TEST SCORES: A LIBERAL CONTEXTUALIST PICTURE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

2003 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Blacker
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Educational Accountability

Educational Accountability and the Humanities

ADFL Bulletin ◽  
1980 ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Paul A. Gaeng
Keyword(s):  
Educational Accountability
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