{"product_id":"incentives-and-test-based-accountability-in-national-research-council-9780309128148","title":"Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large-scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement. The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a prominent example of such an effort, but it is only the continuation of a steady trend toward greater test-based accountability in education that has been going on for decades. Over time, such accountability systems included ever-stronger incentives to motivate school administrators, teachers, and students to perform better. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education\u003c\/em\u003e reviews and synthesizes relevant research from economics, psychology, education, and related fields about how incentives work in educational accountability systems. The book helps identify circumstances in which test-based incentives may have a positive or a negative impact on student learning and offers recommendations for how to improve current test-based accountability policies. The most important directions for further research are also highlighted. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the first time, research and theory on incentives from the fields of economics, psychology, and educational measurement have all been pulled together and synthesized.\u003cem\u003e Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education\u003c\/em\u003e will inform people about the motivation of educators and students and inform policy discussions about NCLB and state accountability systems. Education researchers, K-12 school administrators and teachers, as well as graduate students studying education policy and educational measurement will use this book to learn more about the motivation of educators and students. Education policy makers at all levels of government will rely on this book to inform policy discussions about NCLB and state accountability systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Board on Testing and Assessment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309128145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309128148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 150","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064837058815,"sku":"9780309128148","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc53e482-80bf-4590-8c60-093fb9749a65.jpg?v=1768671362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/incentives-and-test-based-accountability-in-national-research-council-9780309128148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}