A high-stakes test is a test with important consequences for the test taker. Passing has important benefits, such as a high school diploma, a scholarship...

standardized testing is non-standardized testing, in which either significantly different tests are given to different test takers, or the same test is assigned...

test. Many high-profile criterion-referenced tests are also high-stakes tests, where the results of the test have important implications for the individual...

systems have largely focused on questions about the use of high-stakes testing and standardized tests, often used to gauge student progress, teacher quality...

consequences of high-stakes testing in U.S. classrooms. This may take the form of teaching to the test or outright cheating. "The High-Stakes Education Rule"...

subject matter. With high-stakes testing impeding over every decision teachers make, they are often forced to teach to the tests rather than to their...

measure educational achievement at reduced cost. The use of AES for high-stakes testing in education has generated significant backlash, with opponents pointing...

Classical test theory (CTT) is a body of related psychometric theory that predicts outcomes of psychological testing such as the difficulty of items or...

States education history. The scandal thrust the debate over using high-stakes testing to hold educators accountable, mandated by the 2001 No Child Left...

called a high-stakes test. Many organizations such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) oppose high-stakes tests in general, with...