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Direct linkHiggins, Betty; Miller, Melinda; Wegmann, Susan – Reading Teacher, 2006
High-stakes testing and accountability in the United States cloak the real purpose of assessment--diagnosing learning to inform instruction. Standardized testing drives curricula in many states. Teachers may feel pressured to "teach to the test," although they know it is not best practice. The authors discuss how using several…
Descriptors: Testing, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Test Use
Peer reviewedPikulski, John J. – Reading Teacher, 1989
Discusses factors which lead to the overuse of and overreliance on standardized tests in the United States. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Scores, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewedBaumann, James F.; Stevenson, Jennifer A. – Reading Teacher, 1982
Offers a procedure that will allow classroom teachers to use standardized reading achievement test scores in order to make appropriate decisions about placing students in instructional programs. (FL)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests
Peer reviewedGunning, Thomas G. – Reading Teacher, 1982
Argues that giving students a reading test that is above or below their levels of achievement will yield inaccurate information. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Reading Tests
Peer reviewedRuddell, Robert B. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Indicates that the test knowledge of teachers, administrators, district personnel, and legislators is limited. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Elementary Education, Knowledge Level
