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ERIC Number: EJ585681
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
A Short History of Performance Assessment: Lessons Learned.
Madaus, George F.; O'Dwyer, Laura M.
Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n9 p688-95 May 1999
Places performance assessment in the context of high-stakes uses, describes underlying technologies, and outlines the history of performance testing from 210 B.C.E. to the present. Historical issues of fairness, efficiency, cost, and infrastructure influence contemporary efforts to use performance assessments in large-scale, high-stakes testing programs. (59 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational History, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Standardized Tests, Technology, Test Use, Testing, Testing Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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