美国马萨诸塞州综合评估体系探讨

Overview of Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System in US

本文介绍了在美国享有盛名的马萨诸塞州综合评估体系。文章首先回顾了马萨诸塞州公立中小学教育的历史和现状以及这套学生测试体系的发展背景，继而深入描述了测试的出题、阅卷、成绩汇报与分析、替代考试的具体操作过程，最后总结了这套测试体系对提高马萨诸塞州公立教育质量所起的重要作用。

This paper tries to introduce an overview of the renowned Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. It introduces the historical background and current status of public elementary and secondary education in Massachusetts as well as the development of MCAS. Then it describes in detail the concrete procedures of MCAS, including test development, scoring, reporting and analysis of results, and alternate assessment. The paper ends with the summary on the importance of MCAS in improving the quality of public education in Massachusetts.