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Testing as a Mechanism of Public Policy: A Brief History and Description.
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Madaus, George F.; Kellaghan, Thomas – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1993
Examines proposals to establish national test/testing system as administrative, policy mechanism to foster good teaching and learning, monitor student progress, help in college admission and employment decisions, and monitor progress toward national goals. Notes that history of testing as administrative mechanism suggests that linking of important…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History, National Norms, Public Policy
Policy-Driven Assessment: An Old Phenomenon with New Wrinkles.
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Lissitz, Robert W.; Schafer, William D. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1993
Introduces special journal issue on policy-driven assessment in elementary and secondary schools by highlighting themes in the 13 articles in the issue and by posing questions related to new policies and testing practices that are being implemented in the schools. Also presents conjectures about state and national testing programs. (NB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, National Norms, Public Policy