High Stakes Research

Author/s
Margaret E. Raymond
Eric A. Hanushek
Published Date
Summer 2003
Publication
Education Next
Details
3(3)
Pages
pp. 48-55
The report authored by Arizona State University researchers Audrey Amrein and David Berliner purported to examine student-performance trends on national exams in states where legislators have attached "high stakes" to test scores. The controversial nature of testing has led to the hurried release and dissemination of research that lacks scientific rigor, of which the Amrein and Berliner study is one of the more egregious examples.