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State Standardized Testing Programs: Friend or Foe of Gifted Education?

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Moon, Tonya R.; Brighton, Catherine M.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – 2002

Since the minimum competency movement of the 1970s, the importance placed on standardized tests has increased significantly. The intent of this study was to investigate the effects of state testing programs on the instructional practices of elementary school teachers and the effects of such practices on their gifted students' attitudes toward…

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students