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Publication Date: 1994
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National Standards and Assessments: Will They Improve Education?
Darling-Hammond, Linda
American Journal of Education, v102 n4 p478-510 Aug 1994
Argues that content standards that are aligned with tests are the wrong starting point for systemic school change aimed at improving teaching and learning and that national standards are the wrong vehicle. Policies should attempt to create a system in which community involvement, teacher knowledge, and equalized school capacity are starting points for change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Community Responsibility, Community Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Knowledge Level, National Competency Tests, National Standards, School Restructuring, Standard Setting, Teacher Role, Test Construction, Test Content, Test Use
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED502720
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