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Koretz, Daniel – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1988
Student test scores are increasingly used to judge the competence of the educational enterprise. Exaggeration of scores is the result of directing attention away from the individual student achievement to the average scores of schools, districts, and states. Implications and recommendations are discussed. (BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Boards of Education, Educational Testing
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. Div. of Career and Continuing Education. – 1979
Assessment instruments for use with adult learners are summarized; findings of a test use survey of 163 California districts serving adult students are given; and management techniques for administering large and small group tests are suggested. Forms for the evaluation of test instruments and for an assessment survey are appended. Tests reviewed…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrative Problems, Adult Education, Adult Students
