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ERIC Number: EJ352317
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Merits of Measurement-Driven Instruction.
Popham, W. James
Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n9 p679-82 May 1987
Argues that measurement-driven instruction is the most cost-effective way to improve the quality of public education when high stakes tests are properly conceived and implemented. Discusses five criteria, analyzes critics' objections, and cites evidence of student improvement in seven states. Includes one table and three references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Measurement, Standardized Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Measurement Driven Instruction
Note: For related articles, see EA 521 205-207 (this issue).