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What is High Stakes-Assessments

Chapter 39
Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training
Standardized assessments that impose consequences on students that do not meet an acceptable proficiency level. These consequences may include: (a) grade retention; (b) not being promoted to another grade level; or (c) not earning a high school diploma.
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Career and Technical Education in Light of the No Child Left Behind Legislation
Edward C. Fletcher Jr. (The Ohio State University, USA) and Chris Zirkle (The Ohio State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch039
Abstract
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is considered to be the most comprehensive and highly scrutinized piece of educational legislation that has been enacted in history. With its focus on core academic content areas, the CTE community has desired to understand its impact on CTE programs. Based on a review of the recent literature on NCLB and CTE, this chapter examines the primary NCLB legislation provisions, presents the issues and challenges that have manifested as a result of the enactment of NCLB, investigates its impact on CTE, and assesses the coordination of NCLB and the new Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. This chapter concludes with solutions and recommendations for further research.
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