Accountability, Test Prep Incentives, and the Design of Math and English Exams

Autor/inn/en	Riehl, Evan; Welch, Meredith
Titel	Accountability, Test Prep Incentives, and the Design of Math and English Exams
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 42 (2023) 1, S.60-96 (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.22417
Schlagwörter	Accountability; Test Preparation; Incentives; Test Construction; Mathematics Tests; Language Tests; Language Arts; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Anreiz; Testaufbau; Language test; Sprachtest; Sprachkultur
Abstract	We examine how incentives for test prep varied between math and English language arts (ELA) on U.S. state accountability exams. We collected data on exam structure for grade 3 to 8 tests in six states that are the setting for most U.S. research in literatures where accountability matters. We show that math exams typically measured ability more precisely for students on the margin of achieving proficiency. This gave educators an incentive to spend more time preparing students for math tests than for ELA tests, consistent with the common finding of larger math effects in the literature. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01