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ERIC Number: EJ327929
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Reference Count: 0
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Testing in a Democracy.
Berlak, Harold
Educational Leadership, v43 n2 p16-17 Oct 1985
Argues that overreliance on standardized tests contributes to the deterioration of educational standards, teacher passivity, and lack of student involvement in academic studies, thus undermining democratic education; lists several alternatives to standardized testing. (MCG)
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Democratic Values, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Evaluation Methods, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Test Dependency