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Alignment, High Stakes, and the Inflation of Test Scores by Daniel Koretz — 2005For several decades, some measurement experts have warned that
high-stakes testing could lead to inappropriate forms of test preparation
and score inflation, which we define as a gain in scores that substantially
overstates the improvement in learning it implies (e.g., Koretz, 1988;
Linn & Dunbar, 1990; Madaus, 1988; Shepard, 1988). To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below: | This article originally appeared as NSSE Yearbook Vol 104, No. 2. |
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- Daniel Koretz
Harvard University
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DANIEL KORETZ is a Professor of Education at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education
and an Associate Director of the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and
Student Testing (CRESST).
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