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ERIC Number: EJ634866
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The Use and Misuse of Standardized Tests.
Holloway, John H.
Educational Leadership, v 59 n1 p77-78 Sep 2001
When used appropriately, standardized assessments can assist education reform by tracking individual or group progress and achievement levels and indicating college readiness. Credibility and validity can be improved by preventing student exclusions, using multiple indicators, stressing year-to-year performance, monitoring consequences, and recognizing degrees of uncertainty. (Contains 12 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Test Reliability, Test Results, Test Use, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American College Testing Program; Iowa Tests of Basic Skills; Scholastic Assessment Tests