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Download full textPhelps, Richard P. – Educational Horizons, 2006
The U.S. public has consistently favored standardized testing in the schools, preferably with consequences (or "stakes") riding on the results, ever since the first polls taken on the topic several decades ago. Results from different polls approaching the topic in different ways suggest that nearly all Americans would like to see…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Testing Programs, Standardized Tests, High Stakes Tests
