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Wang, Lihshing; Beckett, Gulbahar H.; Brown, Lionel – Applied Measurement in Education, 2006
Standardized assessment in school systems has been the center of debate for decades. Although the voices of opponents of standardized tests have dominated the public forum, only a handful of scholars and practitioners have argued in defense of standardized tests. This article provides a critical synthesis of the controversial issues on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement