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A Framework for Assessment-Based Decisionmaking in Reading Education.

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Guthrie, John T.; Lissitz, Robert W. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985

This reaction paper stresses the importance of matching the qualitatively different types of educational decisions with appropriate types of tests. Reading instruction is used to illustrate that while standardized tests are helpful for student classification and program accountability, they are hazardous to instructional process decisions which…

Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Testing

Testing and the "Crisis" in Education.

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Cole, Nancy S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984

Several issues facing the measurement community were brought on by the recent emphasis on stricter educational accountability measures. These testing issues include the limits of test scores, effects of testing on instruction, proper test use, importance of the test content, and defining the basics in education. (EGS)

Descriptors: Accountability, Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Educational Improvement