Title
Shepard, Lorrie A., "A Brief History of Accountability Testing, 1965-2007," pp. 25-46 in Katherine E. Ryan and Lorrie A. Shepard, eds., The Future of Test-Based Educational Accountability. New York: Routledge, 2008.
Annotation
Traces the history of attempts in the U. S. to use tests for accountability purposes; discusses NAEP, minimum competency testing, National Commission on Excellence in Education, the Standards Movement, and the No Child Left Behind Act.
Broad Topical Focus
Curriculum Evaluation
Source Discipline
Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study
Historical Inquiry
Type of Study
Single Study
Narrow Topic
Curriculum Standards and Testing, Program Audit/Evaluation
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