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Burley, Hansel – American School Board Journal, 2001
Disappointing high-stakes test results matter far less than the type of future citizens that schools produce. Citizenship values (teamwork, leadership, and neighborliness) are not assessed well by multiple-choice exams. Poor performers should not be segregated, data should be reinterpreted, and remediation should stress tutoring interventions, not…
Descriptors: Accountability, Citizenship Education, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education
