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Effects of Standardized Testing and the Future of the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Working Paper for the NAEP Study Group.

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Haney, Walt; Madaus, George – 1986

Topics related to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are discussed. Issues affecting the impact of testing on education include: what is tested; how scores are referenced; internal versus external sources of testing; and the rewards, sanctions, or stakes associated with test results. Testing has both intentional (direct) and…

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