A Historical Perspective on Validity Arguments for Accountability Testing

Haertel,Edward; Herman,Joan

Topics

AdministrationViolenceSupervisionLeadership

Adult EducationCorp. Training and Continuing Ed.LiteracyTransformative Learning

Assessment & EvaluationProgram EvaluationAlternative AssessmentGradingStandardized Testing

Social ContextHistory of SchoolingPhilosophyUrban EducationEconomics and School-to-workRural EducationSociology of EducationWar and EducationPost-Industrial Education

CounselingSecondary SchoolsCollege Advising

CurriculumControlArtsSocial StudiesHealth and NutritionLanguage ArtsMathematicsPeace StudiesScience

DiversityRace and EthnicityAt-Risk StudentsSpecial NeedsGender and Sexuality

Early Childhood EducationPre-School and Child CareEarly Childhood Development

Higher EducationAdmissions and TuitionFacultyPolicyStudent and Community Life

International EducationComparative EducationEducational Development

LearningCognitionParental InfluenceEducational Psychology

PolicyReformCharters & VouchersHigh-Stakes TestingStandardsAthletes and AcademicsDropoutsIndependent SchoolsPhilanthropyPoliticsReligionTracking

Research MethodsQualitative MethodsSurvey ResearchExperimental ResearchLibrariesWriting for Publication

Teacher EducationProfessional DevelopmentSchools of EducationStudent Teaching

TeachingTeaching ProfessionSupply and DemandWorking Conditions

TechnologyTechnology in the ClassroomDistance LearningTechnology EducationPublishing and CommunicationOnline Publishing

IntersectionsPolicy and Teaching Practice

Discussion
My Experience Technology - Good for Students AND Teachers Fiddling with Indicators while using Toxic Tests Ode to Dewey Clearly Articulated Proposal--Thank You!
more >>

Announcements

2022 ANNUAL REVIEW OF COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION: Call for Chapters

Call for Book Proposal Submissions: Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Call For Book Proposals [Critical Storytelling Book Series]

IJEP- CALL FOR PAPERS. RESPONDING TO NEOLIBERALISM THROUGH PRAXIS AND REFLECTIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF CRISIS WHERE THE RESISTANCE AND NEW LIVES EMERGE

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS and BOOK CHAPTERS

make a post | more >>

A Historical Perspective on Validity Arguments for Accountability Testing

by Edward H. Haertel & Joan L. Herman - 2005

In this chapter, we describe various rationales for accountability testing programs over the past century. This history forms the backdrop for current test-driven reforms, including Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which was signed into law in January 2002.

To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:

This article originally appeared as NSSE Yearbook Vol 104, No. 2.

Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 107 Number 14, 2005, p. 1-34
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 18616, Date Accessed: 9/24/2021 1:23:06 AM

Purchase Reprint Rights for this article or review

Article Tools
Email this article Print this article Post a Comment

Related Discussion

Post a Comment \| Read All

About the Author
Edward Haertel Stanford University E-mail Author EDWARD HAERTEL is a Professor of Education in the School of Education at Stanford University. Joan Herman Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) JOAN HERMAN is the Co-director of the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) and the UCLA Center for the Study of Evaluation.

Member Center
	Welcome! Sign-in Submit My Work TCR @ Your Library Book Reviews @ Your Library

In Print

This Month's Issue
Back Issues: