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ERIC Number: EJ598317
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Assessment for Measurement or Standards: The Peril and Promise of Large-Scale Assessment Reform.
Taylor, Catherine
American Educational Research Journal, v31 n2 p231-62 Sum 1994
Reviews two models for assessment, the measurement model and the standards model, their underlying assumptions about learners, and the resulting implications for performance-based test development. Discusses the current testing debate, defines terms such as "authentic assessment" and "performance-based assessment," and discusses attempts to use testing to set standards for education. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques, Models, Performance Based Assessment, Standard Setting (Scoring), Test Construction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Large Scale Assessment; Reform Efforts