Your Standards or Mine? The Case for the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Lapointe, Archie E.; Koffler, Stephen L.

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Your Standards or Mine? The Case for the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Lapointe, Archie E.; Koffler, Stephen L.

Educational Researcher, v11 n10 p4-9 Dec 1982

Describes the creation and objectives of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and reviews the findings of an evaluation of the NAEP, published in "Measuring the Quality of Education," by Wirtz and Lapointe. Focuses on the role that the NAEP can play in establishing uniform, national educational standards. (GC)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Information Utilization, National Programs, National Standards, Program Effectiveness, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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