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Phillips, Brad C.; Piland, William E. – Community College Journal, 2003
Today, educational reform equals testing. This over reliance on testing has come about because of a belief that a paper and pencil or computer-based test can truly measure student learning and that results can be used for punishment, reward, and accountability purposes. This simplistic approach to reform is viewed as a quick fix to long seething…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Testing