Lake Woebeguaranteed: Misuse of Test Scores in Massachusetts, Part I

Creator

Walt Haney

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

May 2002

Abstract

Misuse of test results in Massachusetts largely guarantees woes for both students and schools. Analysis of annual test score averages for close to 1000 Massachusetts schools for four years (1998–2001) shows that test score gains in one testing period tend to be followed by losses in the next. School averages are especially volatile in relatively small schools (with less than 150 students tested per grade). ...

Extent

20

Geographic Location

Massachusetts

Volume

10

Issue

24

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Haney, W. (2002, May 6). Lake Woebeguaranteed: Misuse of test scores in Massachusetts, Part I. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 10(24). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v10n24/.

Identifier

E11-00272

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Recommended Citation

Haney, Walt, "Lake Woebeguaranteed: Misuse of Test Scores in Massachusetts, Part I" (2002). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 413.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/413