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Can Fantasies Become Facts?

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Cohen, S. Alan; Hyman, Joan S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1991

This paper responds to an article that criticizes S. A. Cohen's position on the application of instructional alignment to teaching test wiseness. The value and ethics of using certain types of norm-referenced tests are criticized, based on data for the Missouri Mastery Achievement Test. (TJH)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Mastery Tests, Norm Referenced Tests

The Devaluation of Standardized Testing: One District's Response to a Mandated Assessment.

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Moore, William P. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1994

Teacher testing-related attitudes and practices related to court-ordered achievement testing were studied through a mail survey completed by 79 elementary school teachers in a midwestern urban district. Teachers engaged in a large number of test preparation practices and reported finding minimal value in purpose or results of testing. (SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Court Litigation, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices