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High Standards and Cultural Diversity: Cautionary Tales of Comparative Research--a Comment on "Benchmarking Education Standards" by Lauren B. Resnick, Katherine J. Nolan, and Daniel P. Resnick.
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Louis, Karen Seashore; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1996
The recent examination of the curriculum and examination systems of France and the Netherlands overlooks the real process of creating a national consensus around standards in the Netherlands, balancing local autonomy and national standards. A comment by the original authors acknowledges the implications of the Dutch approach for U.S. standards.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism
"High Stakes Performance Assessment: Perspectives on Kentucky's Educational Reform" Book Review. .
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Culver, Steven M. – Evaluation Practice, 1995
This volume provides the background of the Kentucky Education Reform Act and discusses the assessment and evaluation principles on which it is based. It reviews early steps in implementation of the Act's mandates, but was written before most of the battles of implementation had begun. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Theories