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ERIC Number: EJ401556
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Testing Tensions: The Politics of Educational Assessment.
Troman, Geoff
British Educational Research Journal, v15 n3 p279-95 1989
Examines the policy initiatives of the National Curriculum and the National Assessment and Testing programs in Great Britain. Argues that school-based teacher assessment and centralized testing lend themselves to professional accountability and market accountability. Concludes that an official policy of advocating both methods will create intolerable tension. (KO)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests, Teacher Evaluation, Testing, Testing Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; National Assessment and Testing