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ERIC Number: EJ370240
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Designing State Assessment Systems.
Cohen, Michael
Phi Delta Kappan, v69 n8 p583-88 Apr 1988
Increased policymaking activity at the state level will increase the states' demands for relevant data to guide educational reform. This article presents a state assessment model serving three major purposes: (1) facilitating policy development; (2) mobilizing and sustaining political support for schools; and (3) improved educational quality. Includes seven references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation, Politics of Education, Standardized Tests, State Action, Test Construction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mandated Tests; National Association of State Boards of Education