Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Assessment Policy and Politics; 5 3 Legal Frameworks; 6 4 Tests as Measurements; 7 5 Tracking; 8 6 Promotion and Retention; 9 7 Awarding or Withholding High School Diplomas; 10 8 Students with Disabilities; 11 9 English-Language Learners; 12 10 Use of Voluntary National Test Scores for Tracking, Promotion, or Graduation Decisions; 13 11 Potential Strategies for Promoting Appropriate Test Use; 14 12 Findings and Recommendations; 15 Biographical Sketches; 16 Index

About the Author

Jay P. Heubert and Robert M. Hauser, Editors; Committee on Appropriate Test Use, National Research Council