Testing and the

Cole, Nancy S.

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ERIC Number: EJ306029

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Publication Date: 1984

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Testing and the "Crisis" in Education.

Cole, Nancy S.

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v3 n3 p4-8 Fall 1984

Several issues facing the measurement community were brought on by the recent emphasis on stricter educational accountability measures. These testing issues include the limits of test scores, effects of testing on instruction, proper test use, importance of the test content, and defining the basics in education. (EGS)

Descriptors: Accountability, Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Objectives, Research Needs, Test Construction, Test Interpretation, Test Use, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Presidential address presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (New Orleans, LA, April 24-26, 1984).