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de Rivera, Margaret – Childhood Education, 1974
An indictment of the ways in which reading and mathematics standardized tests affect classroom curricula. (Author)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Problems, Disadvantaged, Educational Testing
Ebel, Robert L. – NCME Measurement in Education, 1976
There is currently a conflict between educational accountability and the distrust of standardized testing. Concern for the quality of education is based on evidence of students' academic dificiencies, the decline in test scores, and increasing education costs and school taxes. As a result of criticism, states have mandated, or are considering,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Certification, Curriculum