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Peer reviewedGuthrie, 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
Download full textEducational Records Bureau, Framingham, MA. – 1970
The 1970 Educational Conference sponsored by the Educational Records Bureau focused on the topic "Testing in Turmoil: A Conference on Problems and Issues in Educational Measurement." The International Reading Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education co-sponsored two conference sessions entitled "The Measurement of Reading:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Conference Reports
