Part one: Foundations: A historical perspective on validity arguments for accountability testing / Edward H. Haertel and Joan L. Herman
Assessment and accountability from the policymakers perspective / Lorraine M. McDonnell
Goals for learning assessment / Judith A. Ramaley. Part two: Design and analysis issues: Issues in the design of accountability systems / Robert L. Linn
Alignment, high stakes, and the inflation of test scores / Daniel Koretz
Exploring models of school performance: from theory to practice / Kilchan Choi, Pete Goldschmidt, and Kyo Yamashiro
Statistical misunderstandings of the properties of school and school accountability / David Rogosa. Part three: Issues of fairness and consequences. Issues and consequences for English language learners / Jamal Abedi
When one size does not fit all - the special challenges of accountability testing for students with disabilities / Diana Pullin
Is the glass half full or mostly empty? Ending social promotion in Chicago / Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagoaka, and Elaine Allensworth
High school exit examinations: when do learning effects generalize? / John Bishop
The consequences of student testing for teaching and teacher quality / Linda Darling-Hammond and Elle Rustique-Forrester. Part four: Moving to better practice. Data use and school improvment: challenges and prospects / Margaret Heritage and Raymond Yeagley
Getting things right at the classroom level / Jerome M. Shaw
Technology and effective assessment systems / Eva L. Baker.
