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Direct linkClark, Linda – Educational Leadership, 2005
When an Idaho school district initiated computerized adaptive testing, it discovered that all the growth occurring in the district was limited to the lowest-achieving students. The more proficient students, which included both gifted and above-average learners, showed little or no growth. The assessment data showed a weak curriculum that tended to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Low Achievement, Academically Gifted, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
