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ERIC Number: EJ672375
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-1745
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Response to Cizek: Historical High-Stakes Policies Relating to Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing.
Rich, William
Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v22 n1 p33-35 Spr 2003
Discusses current high-stakes standardized testing policy in response to G. Cizek through analogy with the policies of Chairman Mao in China and the decision to build the Maginot Line in France after World War I. Lessons from these events show that high-stakes policies skew outcomes and present high risk. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Use, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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