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ERIC Number: EJ560258
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1522
Examining Standards Over Time.
Newton, Paul
Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, v12 n3 p227-47 Oct 1997
Examines problems with using public examinations to monitor educational standards over time. Educational standards cannot be measured with reference to pass rates, and a static examination standard cannot be applied from year to year, since applying the same standard repeatedly becomes more and more meaningless the further apart the comparison years. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, National Standards, Public Education, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain