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Download full textNational Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC. – 1991
Several leaders in education have concluded that the United States should have some form of national achievement testing. Such tests are proposed as part of the "America 2000" education strategy. Believing that the experience of other countries will be useful to educators, policymakers, and concerned citizens, the National Endowment for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Heyneman, Stephen P., Ed.; Fagerlind, Ingemar, Ed. – 1988
In September 1984, the Chinese government asked the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank to assist the officials of the Chinese Ministry of Education in thinking through some policy options for examinations and standardized testing. This document summarizes the descriptions of testing programs and advice provided to these Chinese…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
