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Peer reviewedCanner, Jane – NASSP Bulletin, 1992
The "high stakes" environment surrounding student performance on standardized achievement tests has pressured educators to improve test scores--in both appropriate and inappropriate ways. Convened to examine such testing practices, a National Council on Measurement in Education developed guidelines for managing ethical, instructional,…
Descriptors: Cheating, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Guidelines
Peer reviewedSuarez, Tanya M.; Gottovi, Nancy C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1992
External assessments for accountability may be taking precedence over other educational assessment purposes and are beginning to direct teaching and learning in schools. Four common concerns include teaching to the tests, narrowing instructional focus and allowing tests to determine curricula, deemphasizing higher order thinking skills, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Educational Policy
