Test Scores as Administrative Mechanisms in Educational Policy.

Madaus, George F.

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ERIC Number: EJ323615

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Test Scores as Administrative Mechanisms in Educational Policy.

Madaus, George F.

Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n9 p611-17 May 1985

The increasing use of test results as a mechanism of educational reform is diminishing local control of schools and changing the curriculum to train students to pass tests rather than to educate students. (MLF)

Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation, Politics of Education, Scores, Standardized Tests, Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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