SOL Tests Create Unfair Pressure.

Ernst, Katie

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ERIC Number: EJ609615

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Publication Date: 2000

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SOL Tests Create Unfair Pressure.

Ernst, Katie

Educational Leadership, v57 n5 p77 Feb 2000

A seventh-grader explains why the Virginia Standards of Learning tests unfairly pressure her and her teachers. She wants her free reading time restored and wishes politicians would worry more about students understanding--not just memorizing--facts. She praises teachers who go beyond the SOL. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Memorization, Middle Schools, Recreational Reading, Standardized Tests, Stress Variables, Student Reaction, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Virginia

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