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Download full textCorbett, H. Dickson; Wilson, Bruce L. – 1989
A Carnegie Foundation survey, conducted in 1988, found that teachers were critical of the education reform movement in general and standardized statewide testing in particular. This paper presents findings of a study that examined the impact of state-mandated testing programs on the work lives of teachers and students. It compares two states'…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Performance
Kennedy, Robert; Buckner, John – 1989
The Minimum Performance Test (MPT), Metropolitan Achievement Test, Sixth Edition (MAT6), and the new standards required by the 1983 Quality Education Act and their impact on teachers in Arkansas were assessed. A sample of 103 elementary school teachers from 39 school districts indicated that the tests and standards generally met with favorable…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
