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ERIC Number: EJ272543
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Nov
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Objections to External Testing--Fact or Fallacy?
Ebel, Robert L.
NASSP Bulletin, v66 n457 p3-10 Nov 1982
Examines and rejects nine reasons given by educators for opposing externally designed tests. Suggests a tenth, unvoiced reason that may be the most valid: that testing may reveal deficiencies in the school's educational program. (PGD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education, Opinions, Program Attitudes, Standardized Tests, Testing, Testing Problems, Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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