An accessible, reader-friendly resource that equips educators with practical testing strategies for today's challenging educational environment, the The Edition of Educational Testing and Measurement integrates up-to-date research on international testing programs and how they compare to the performance of American students. Expanding on competency testing for teachers, Educational Testing and Measurement includes recent developments that will be helpful to teachers in training. The text also helps teachers prepare students for HST and explains waivers that enable students to avoid penalties to reach proficiency marks. Additional research on the RTI approach to general and special education reform is incorporated, highlighting the technical and implementational changes associated with this approach.