Educational Performance Standards: Image or Substance?.

Levin, Henry M.

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ERIC Number: EJ198849

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1978

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Educational Performance Standards: Image or Substance?

Levin, Henry M.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v15 n4 p309-19 Win 1978

An historical and philosophical perspective on the setting of standards for criterion-referenced testing is presented. The author suggests that performance standards are more symbolic than substantive. (JKS)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, History, Minimum Competency Testing, Political Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Language: English

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