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Download full textPorter, Andrew C.; McDaniels, Garry L. – 1974
The purpose of this paper is to argue that the measurement of child outcomes is the major stumbling block in estimating the extent to which equality of opportunity exists for children in our nation's schools. This paper has three parts. The introduction discusses the concept of equal educational opportunity, as defined and then redefined over the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Equal Education
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
