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ERIC Number: EJ523855
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1083-3080
Testing Should Help Learning. Better Ways to Assess Students.
Bursh, Phyllis
Our Children, v21 n2 p32-33 Nov-Dec 1995
Discusses the failings of standardized tests and the benefits of performance-based assessment, which supports high-quality teaching and learning, noting what is necessary for assessment reform and what parents can do. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Parent Role, Performance Based Assessment, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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