Governance by Testing in New Jersey.

Shine, William A.; Goldman, Norman

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Publication Date: 1980-Dec

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Governance by Testing in New Jersey.

Shine, William A.; Goldman, Norman

Educational Leadership, v38 n3 p197-98 Dec 1980

Contends that New Jersey's Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) tests in reading and mathematics waste time and money and should not be used by the state as the criteria to measure school and district performance. Low scores are the result of social conditions schools cannot correct by themselves. (Author/MLF)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey

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