ERIC Number: EJ678644
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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The Failed Metaphors of Testing.
Jones, M. Gail; Hargrove, Tracy Y.; Jones, Brett D.
School Administrator, v60 n11 p26-28 Dec 2003
An essay drawn from a book on the unintended effects of high-stakes tests claims that public images of student assessment are influenced significantly by the cultural symbols of the one-room schoolhouse, sports competition, the factory model, and Disney. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Culture, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Individual Differences, Metaphors, Symbols (Literary), Testing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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