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Hall, Mary – 1976
The paper reviews previous research studies and conferences which have dealt with the question of whether large-scale testing programs are effective. It is concluded that such programs, defined as efforts to determine the status of student achievement on a school, district, state, or national basis, are not serving the informational needs of the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education