School psychologists can be a positive influence on how students, teachers, parents, schools, and communities cope with the challenges and opportunities associated with high stakes testing. Unfortunately, there has been a significant lack of literature to guide school psychologists and related school-based practitioners on this topic. High Stakes Testing: New Challenges and Opportunities for School Psychology is a timely groundbreaking book that provides useful and thought-provoking information to help psychologists meet the challenges of high stakes testing and create new roles for themselves in helping children succeed. This book discusses practical ways to help provide academic support to facilitate student success on high stakes tests, reduce the impact of stress associated with high stakes testing, assess the data from the tests to improve programs, and take a leadership role in the appropriate use of the tests.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- About the Contributors
- Introduction and Overview: High Stakes Testing (David Shriberg and Louis J. Kruger)
- SECTION 1: THE CHALLENGES, PROBLEMS, AND DILEMMAS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH STATES TESTING
- Large-Scale Assessment, Rationality, and Scientific Management: The Case of No Child Left Behind (Andrew T. Roach and Jennifer L. Frank)
- Measurement Issues in High Stakes Testing: Validity and Reliability (Emanuel J. Mason)
- High Stakes Testing: Does It Increase Achievement? (Sharon L. Nichols)
- The Unintended Outcomes of High-Stakes Testing (Brett D. Jones)
- SECTION 2: NEW ROLES FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
- Providing Academic Support for Teachers and Students in High Stakes Learning Environments (Judy Elliott)
- Coping with the Stress of High Stakes Testing (Louis J. Kruger, Caroline Wandle, and Joan Struzziero)
- Using Data from High-Stakes Testing in Program Planning and Evaluation (Jeffery P. Braden)
- The School Psychologists as Leader and Change Agent in a High-Stakes Era (David Shriberg)
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
