The Rise and Fall of a Statewide Assessment System.

Dudley, Martha

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ERIC Number: EJ537318

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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The Rise and Fall of a Statewide Assessment System.

Dudley, Martha

English Journal, v86 n1 p15-20 Jan 1997

Details the history of California's experience with large-scale writing assessment. Describes the introduction, development, and scoring of the California Assessment Program, later renamed the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS). Discusses controversies over removal of certain writing prompts and objections to CLAS. Notes that funding for CLAS was vetoed in 1994. (RS)

Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Politics of Education, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Secondary Education, State Programs, Writing Achievement, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: California Learning Assessment System

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