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Tienken, Christopher H. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2023
Five facts about standardized tests should cause educators to rethink their use in decision-making. Standardized tests used for state and federal accountability purposes in PreK--12 public education are not diagnostic. The test results are impacted by family income and student background knowledge. The composition of the tests disadvantage…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Predictor Variables, Family Income

Lange, Dale; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1992
Two questions are examined: the relationship between prior to formal experience (high school instruction) and success on university foreign language proficiency tests, and the similarity of prior experience to pass rates for students of varying languages. (LB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis, Equivalency Tests