ERIC Number: EJ249447
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Publication Date: 1981
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The Social Consequences of Testing: Another View.
Watson, Bernard C.
New Directions for Testing and Measurement, n9 p39-51 1981
The history of test development and the current controversy over standardized testing are reviewed. The consequences of testing, particularly for minority groups, are outlined, and criticism of some viewpoints of professors Robert Ebel and Melvin Tumin is made. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Minority Groups, Scores, Standardized Tests, Test Use, Testing, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - Proceedings; Opinion Papers; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
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