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Writings of Some General Interest, Not Readily Available Elsewhere. To receive a printable copy of an article, please email gvglass @ gmail.com.
Sharon L. Nichols
University of Texas at San Antonio
Gene V Glass
University of Colorado Boulder
David C. Berliner
Arizona State University
Abstract: The present research is a follow-up study of earlier published analyses that looked at the relationship between high-stakes testing pressure and student achievement in 25 states. Using the previously derived Accountability Pressure Index (APR) as a measure of state-level policy pressure for performance on standardized tests, a series of correlation analyses was conducted to explore relationships between high-stakes testing accountability pressure and student achievement as measured by the National Assessment for Education Progress (NAEP) in reading and math. Consistent with earlier work, stronger positive correlations between the pressure index and NAEP performance in fourth grade math and weaker connections between pressure and fourth and eighth grade reading performance were found. Policy implications and future directions for research are discussed.
Casey D. Cobb
University of New Hampshire
Gene V Glass
Arizona State University
(Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association
Chicago, Illinois, April 2003)
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