Using Standardized Test Data to Measure School Effectiveness.

Serow, Robert C.; Jackson, Henry L.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Using Standardized Test Data to Measure School Effectiveness.

Serow, Robert C.; Jackson, Henry L.

NASSP Bulletin, v67 n465 p20-25 Oct 1983

Standardized tests are not sufficient to measure the full area of school effectiveness because they encourage the rating of students on a narrow range of capabilities, the emphasis of only one set of educational goals, and the use of a uniform set of teaching methods. (JW)

Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Norm Referenced Tests, School Effectiveness, School Responsibility, Standardized Tests

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Language: English

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