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ERIC Number: EJ601262
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Bad Data Must Be Challenged.
Robertson, Heather-Jane
Phi Delta Kappan, v81 n7 p548-49 Mar 2000
Fournier, coordinator of the School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP), claims that score differences are associated with linguistic and gender differences. These results have long been substantiated. The expectation-setting process has little reliability or validity. SAIP does not help teachers, and should not determine what students learn. (MLH)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Foreign Countries, Sex Differences, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation, Test Use, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; School Achievement Indicators Program (Canada)