The TAAS Case: A Recapitulation and Beyond.

Bernal, Ernesto M.; Valencia, Richard R.

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ERIC Number: EJ615501

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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The TAAS Case: A Recapitulation and Beyond.

Bernal, Ernesto M.; Valencia, Richard R.

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v22 n4 p540-56 Nov 2000

Reviews major issues germane to the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case. Discusses the second wave of Texas standards-based reform that would institutionalize retention for students failing a state-mandated achievement test, proposed federal legislation limiting use of high stakes tests, and psychometric and policy lessons learned from the TAAS case. (Contains 48 references.) (Author/SV)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Black Students, Court Litigation, Criticism, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Legislation, Grade Repetition, High Stakes Tests, Hispanic American Students, Mexican Americans, Student Evaluation, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Texas Assessment of Academic Skills

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