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ERIC Number: EJ559031
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
Large-Scale Assessment in Support of School Reform: Lessons in the Search for Alternative Measures.
Herman, Joan L.
International Journal of Educational Research, v27 n5 p395-413 1997
In the United States, large-scale assessment is beginning to be used to promote educational system accountability and improvement. Widespread dissatisfaction with student outcomes and public schooling is fueling the search for alternative assessments as a part of educational reform. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Public Schools, School Restructuring, State Programs, Test Use, Testing Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Large Scale Assessment; Large Scale Programs; Reform Efforts
Note: Theme issue: "Educational Testing and Assessment: Lessons from the Past, Directions for the Future." Research supported in part under Educational Research and Development Center Program cooperative agreement R117G10027 as administered by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.