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Peer reviewedBaker, Eva L. – Educational Assessment, 2001
Discusses the intellectual history supporting the use of educational testing and describes four current tensions in testing: (1) learning and change versus measurement models; (2) quality of information and policy use; (3) precision versus utility; and (4) individual attainment versus standardized attainment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Testing, Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics
