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Direct linkFirestone, William A.; Monfils, Lora; Schorr, Roberta Y. – Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice, 2004
As testing becomes more prevalent as a policy tool in the Anglo-Saxon world, debates continue as to whether it supports central reforms of instruction or leads to a kind of 'teaching to the test' that invalidates results and undermines more challenging instruction. This paper reports on a three-year study of mathematics testing of nine-year-olds…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Student Evaluation
Download full textHolmes, Barbara J. – State Education Leader, 1983
The paper summarizes a National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report, "Reading, Science and Mathematic Trends: A Closer Look," in which achievement trends are compared in several subjects for 4th, 8th, and 11th grade black students, white students, low achievers, and high achievers. Findings indicate that while overall…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains
