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Download full textMadaus, George F. – 2001
This paper provides a brief history of attempts to monitor testing in the United States. It describes proposals for monitoring from the first attempts in the 1920s to similar proposals in the 1990s. The discussion focuses on: (1) Giles Ruche's proposal for a consumer research bureau on tests; (2) Oscar K. Burros' reviews of tests and efforts to…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Supervision
