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Download full textFairfax County Schools, VA. – 1982
The Fairfax County Public schools (VA) presents Familygram, a newsletter directed to parents to help them better discuss and use test results for the improvement of their child's education and the quality of the education program in Fairfax County. An attempt is made to answer several important questions: What tests are given? Which of them are…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Quality, Educational Testing, Norm Referenced Tests
National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), Cambridge, MA. – 1990
English and Spanish versions of a guide to testing reform are presented. The guide explains alternatives to standardized testing for educational assessment and shows how these new methods of evaluation will improve education. Standardized tests are used for an increasing number of purposes in the school system, but there is no proof that their use…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
