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Marlowe, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Discusses the inadequacies of the California High School Proficiency Examination and examines how the test has usurped every school board's responsibility to define and implement a meaningful education. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Equivalency Tests, High Schools, Standardized Tests, State Programs
Jaeger, Richard M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
Examines the statewide testing programs of North Carolina and Alaska, showing how the legislative goals, objectives, and expectations for these tests are seldom met. Such testing programs cannot realistically serve both accountability and achievement monitoring functions. (12 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Competency Tests, Program Evaluation, Standardized Tests
