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Peer reviewedKemp, Max – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 1987
The article raises misgivings toward recent proposals to require standardized literacy testing for 10- to 14-year-olds in Australia. Three other papers on the dangers and possibilities of literacy assessment are reviewed. It is concluded that the teacher parent partnership and learning are threatened by an increased government role in assessment.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role
