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Peer reviewedLeMahieu, Paul G.; Wallace, Richard C. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1986
This article presents the viewpoint that care must be taken to fit the specifics of a testing program to its intended purpose. Testing for diagnosing individual student learning and for school evaluation should not be confused. Statewide testing programs may provide evaluative information, but are inadequate sources of diagnostic information. (LMO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
