High Stakes Performance Assessment

Perspectives on Kentucky's Educational Reform
Thomas R. Guskey - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
High Stakes Performance Assessment
March 1994 | 112 pages | Corwin
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The implementation of a 'high stakes', performace-based assessment system has resulted in financial rewards being granted to those schools demonstrating improved results, while sanctions have been imposed on schools whose academic performance is poor. Contributors to this book examine the complex issues associated with this system in the state of Kentucky and offer diverse opinion on the topic.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Development of Kentucky's Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS)

Development of Kentucky's Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS)

Impact on Curriculum Reform

Impact on Curriculum Reform

Ensuring Educational Accountability

Ensuring Educational Accountability

A School District's Perspective

A School District's Perspective

Theoretical and Practical Implications

Theoretical and Practical Implications

Description

The implementation of a 'high stakes', performace-based assessment system has resulted in financial rewards being granted to those schools demonstrating improved results, while sanctions have been imposed on schools whose academic performance is poor. Contributors to this book examine the complex issues associated with this system in the state of Kentucky and offer diverse opinion on the topic.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Development of Kentucky's Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS)

Development of Kentucky's Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS)

Impact on Curriculum Reform

Impact on Curriculum Reform

Ensuring Educational Accountability

Ensuring Educational Accountability

A School District's Perspective

A School District's Perspective

Theoretical and Practical Implications

Theoretical and Practical Implications

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High Stakes Performance Assessment

Perspectives on Kentucky's Educational Reform


March 1994 | 112 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 01/02/2026 9780803961692 $37.95

The implementation of a 'high stakes', performace-based assessment system has resulted in financial rewards being granted to those schools demonstrating improved results, while sanctions have been imposed on schools whose academic performance is poor. Contributors to this book examine the complex issues associated with this system in the state of Kentucky and offer diverse opinion on the topic.

Table Of Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Development of Kentucky's Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS)
  • Impact on Curriculum Reform
  • Ensuring Educational Accountability
  • A School District's Perspective
  • Theoretical and Practical Implications

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