State-Level Testing: Where We Have Been May Not Tell Us Where We Are Going.

Womer, Frank B.

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ERIC Number: EJ251725

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1981

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State-Level Testing: Where We Have Been May Not Tell Us Where We Are Going.

Womer, Frank B.

New Directions for Testing and Measurement, n10 p1-12 1981

This review of the background and current status of state level activities in testing documents the shift in locus of educational control from local school districts to state agencies, the key dimensions characterizing such programs, factors influencing their implementation and their possible impact. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standardized Tests, State Departments of Education, State Programs, States Powers, Testing Problems, Testing Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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