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Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1999
Discusses what the term "High-Stakes Testing" means; concerns about high-stakes testing; whether testing is an important part of good educational design; why using tests for high-stakes decisions causes problems; whether test scores improve when high-stakes assessment is mandated; and ways to help states monitor student success in the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Politics of Education, Reading Improvement

Reading Teacher, 1999
Discusses what the term "High-Stakes Testing" means; concerns about high-stakes testing; whether testing is an important part of good educational design; why using tests for high-stakes decisions causes problems; whether test scores improve when high-stakes assessment is mandated; and ways to help states monitor student success in the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Politics of Education, Reading Improvement