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A History of the National Assessment of Educational Progress and Some Questions about Its Future.
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Jones, Lyle V. – Educational Researcher, 1996
Presents a history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), focusing on procedural changes from 1969 to date and questions whether NAEP results should be used for accountability purposes. It recommends that NAEP should be insulated from reform efforts and that NAEP's monitoring of population levels of educational achievement…
Descriptors: Accountability, Criticism, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Introduction. This Issue: A Focus on Educational Reform and the Role of Research in the Reform Process.
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Donmoyer, Robert – Educational Researcher, 1996
Highlights several articles that raise questions about the role of research in educational reform. These articles argue over the use of National Assessment of Educational Progress results for accountability purposes; and the advisability of using cost-benefit analysis in critiquing educational reform proposals, and particularly, in evaluating the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Criticism, Educational Change, Educational Improvement