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Peer reviewedFulcher, Glenn; Bamford, Ron – System, 1996
Examines standards in language testing, in the context of the legal framework of the United States and the United Kingdom. The article argues that research into test reliability and validity by testing bodies in the United States has a legal basis and examines areas in which examination boards offering English as a foreign language tests in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Court Litigation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Download full textFrench, Russell L.; Bobbett, Gordon – 1995
While the publication of school report cards and profiles is common in a number of states, their contents and formats vary as they represent the concerns and initiatives of policymakers. Over recent years, several studies have been made of school report cards and profiles. In this investigation, the focus is a comparison of report cards and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
