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Using Tests Constructively in an Era of Controversy.
Fincher, Cameron – College Board Review, 1979
Testing can serve an important function in the selective admissions process, but the emphasis should be shifted from measurement to assessment of learning, from people evaluation to program evaluation, and from a concern with aptitude to a concern with accomplishment. Such changes would help testing improve teaching and learning. (Author/JMD)
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