Validity of High Stakes Standardized Test Requirements for Homeschoolers: A Psychometric Analysis

  • Nicky Hardenbergh
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Abstract

The issue of high stakes testing occupies a large portion of today’s educational policy discussions. Public and private debates about testing policies are animated and multi-faceted. One very small facet of the topic, however, rarely emerges into public view. In this chapter, I refer to those policies that require the use of standardized tests as a high stakes assessment of home education.

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Test Taker High Stake Charter School Curricular Framework High Stake Assessment 
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