The Validity of Gains in Scores on the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS)

by Daniel M. Koretz

In an effort to avoid the degradation of instruction and inflation of test scores that often occurred when educators were held accountable for scores on multiple-choice tests. The findings of this study indicate that inflation of scores remains a risk in assessment-based accountability systems even when they rely on test formats other than multiple choice.

154 pages, Paperback

First published December 25, 1998