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ERIC Number: EJ415761
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Alternative Testing and the National Agenda for Control.
Harris, Karen H.; Longstreet, Wilma S.
Social Studies, v81 n4 p148-52 Jul-Aug 1990
Argues that standardized testing undermines creativity and individuality. Contends that standardized testing has more to do with control of education than excellence, and discusses the impact of the National Assessment of Educational Progress on educational control. Maintains that flexible, alternative testing can evaluate student performance based on high-level reasoning and creativity. (DB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Creative Thinking, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, National Programs, Politics of Education, Role of Education, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation, Testing Problems, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress