Redesigning Accountability Systems for Education

by Fuhrman, Susan H.; Elmore, Richard F.

• ISBN13: 9780807744253
• ISBN10: 0807744255
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

Now more than ever, policymakers face a number of difficult and technical questions in the design and implementation of new accountability approaches. This book gathers the emerging knowledge and lessons learned offered by leading scholars in the field.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
PART I INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction	3	(12)
Susan H. Fuhrman
2. Complexity, Accountability, and School Improvement	15	(32)
Jennifer A. O'Day
PART II ISSUES IN DESIGNING ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS
3. Validity Issues for Accountability Systems	47	(26)
Eva L. Baker and Robert L. Linn
4. Accountability Models	73	(23)
Robert L. Linn
5. Benchmarking and Alignment of State Standards and Assessments	96	(19)
Robert Rothman
6. Biting the Bullet: Including Special-Needs Students in Accountability Systems	115	(26)
Martha L. Thurlow
PART III EFFECTS OF ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS
7. The Effects of Testing on Instruction	141	(26)
Joan L. Herman
8. The Challenge of the High Schools	167	(22)
Leslie Santee Siskin
9. Does External Accountability Affect Student Outcomes? A Cross-State Analysis	189	(31)
Martin Carnoy and Susanna Loeb
10. High-Stakes Testing in a Changing Environment: Disparate Impact, Opportunity to Learn, and Current Legal Protections	220	(25)
Jay P. Heubert
PART IV MOVING FORWARD: REFINING ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS
11. "Slow Down, You Move Too Fast": The Politics of Making Changes in High-Stakes Accountability Policies for Students	245	(29)
Susan H. Fuhrman, Margaret E. Goertz, and Mark C. Duffy
12. Conclusion: The Problem of Stakes in Performance-Based Accountability Systems	274	(23)
Richard F. Elmore
About the Contributors	297	(6)
Index	303