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ERIC Number: EJ613857
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
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Rethinking "High Stakes": Lessons from the United States and England and Wales.
Firestone, William A.; Mayrowetz, David
Teachers College Record, v102 n4 p724-49 Aug 2000
Some of the six themes about high stakes testing, based on English, Welsh, and American research, include: not all stakes are perceived as equally high; pressure to respond to tests comes from more than formal stakes; external pressure is useful for changing content taught; and external pressure is less effective in changing instructional strategy than content taught. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Excellence in Education, Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, Performance Based Assessment, State Standards, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)
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