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ERIC Number: EJ617287
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
Position Statement of the American Educational Research Association Concerning High-Stakes Testing in PreK-12 Education.
Educational Researcher, v29 n8 p24-25 Nov 2000
Presents the American Educational Research Association's position on high-stakes educational testing, which stresses conditions essential to sound implementation of such testing, including: protection against high-stakes decisions based on single tests; adequate resources and opportunity to learn; validation for each intended use; alignment between the test and the curriculum; and appropriate attention to students with disabilities. (SM)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, High Stakes Tests, Position Papers, Scores, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Educational Research Association