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ERIC Number: EJ599075
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Authentic Assessment and Authentic Standards.
Campbell, David
Phi Delta Kappan, v81 n5 p405-07 Jan 2000
What occurs in most schools and colleges is a ritual pretense lacking substance. Test scores and memorized facts mean little. John Dewey felt that education must be a continuous expansion of a web of connections and understanding that continues throughout one's life. Wisdom is education's true goal. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Memorization, Performance Based Assessment, Problem Solving, Role of Education, Scores, Standardized Tests, Test Construction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dewey (John); Wisdom