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Gustafson, R. W. – Education Canada, 2002
A study of Florida's "school accountability" reform examined Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores in Orange County. It was found that percentages of low-income, gifted, and Black students in a school population could predict the FCAT score with 80-86 percent accuracy. The testing process creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
