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ERIC Number: EJ388720
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Searching for Alternatives to Standardized Tests: Whys, Whats, and Whithers.
Haney, Walter; Madaus, George
Phi Delta Kappan, v70 n9 p683-87 May 1989
The continuing interest in standardized testing alternatives suggests that the make-a-better-mousetrap mentality still flourishes in education and employment assessment circles. Some promising new testing technologies might broaden the range of human talents assessed. However, educators must refuse to accept bondage to any single technology, no matter how useful. Includes 24 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, School Organization, Standardized Tests, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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