High-stakes test

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High-stakes test AleAssessment

A test used to provide results that have important, direct consequences for examinees, programs, or institutions involved in the testing. For example, in Massachusetts, the MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System: K-12) is considered a high-stakes test because children who do not pass the examination do not receive a high school diploma, regardless of their performance in other areas of their school education.

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