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Studies suggest that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001's goal of 100 percent of U.S. students proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 will not be met. The authors recommend more-uniform state academic standards and teacher requirements and broader measures of student learning, including more subjects and tests of higher-thinking and problem-solving skills.

Educational accountability - United States. --- United States. --- Educational accountability --- Education --- Theory & Practice of Education --- Social Sciences

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"Educational assessment and, more broadly, educational research in the United States have entered into an era characterized by a dramatic increase in the prevalence and importance of test score use in accountability systems. This volume covers a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact the nation's public education system, including local and state assessment development, assessing special populations, charter schools, and the role of college placement and entrance examinations. Also featured is a section focusing on validation practices, defining, and interpreting resulting test scores. Specific topics include the role of examinee motivation, obtaining and making decisions based on validity evidence, evidence of consequences, and considering contextual sampling effects when evaluating validity evidence. This text is for measurement practitioners, scholars, and advanced graduate students involved in researching and implementing practice and policies for high stakes testing. It will serve as a valuable reference for practitioners and an excellent resource for graduate level seminars in high stakes testing"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).

Educational tests and measurements --- Educational accountability --- Public schools --- Examinations --- Examinations. --- Educational tests and measurements - United States --- Educational accountability - United States --- Public schools - United States - Examinations

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Examines five accountability models--two from the manufacturing sector; a performance incentive model used in the evaluation of job training programs for the poor; accountability in the legal sector; and accountability in health care as shown by clinical practice guidelines, use of statistical risk-adjustment methods, and the public reporting of health performance measures. The authors summarize the models? effectiveness and draw lessons for implementing the No Child Left Behind Act.

Educational accountability--United States. --- Organizational effectiveness--Evaluation. --- School management and organization--United States. --- Theory & Practice of Education --- Education --- Social Sciences --- Educational accountability --- School management and organization --- Organizational effectiveness --- Evaluation.