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ERIC Number: EJ495742
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-7347
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The Devaluation of Standardized Testing: One District's Response to a Mandated Assessment.
Moore, William P.
Applied Measurement in Education, v7 n4 p343-67 1994
Teacher testing-related attitudes and practices related to court-ordered achievement testing were studied through a mail survey completed by 79 elementary school teachers in a midwestern urban district. Teachers engaged in a large number of test preparation practices and reported finding minimal value in purpose or results of testing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Court Litigation, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, School Districts, Standardized Tests, State Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Test Coaching, Test Validity, Test Wiseness, Testing Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
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