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Download full textEdiger, Marlow – 2001
Building student abilities for taking standardized tests has certainly become an issue as testing has become increasingly important in the U.S. educational system. How much emphasis should a school or district place on educating students to do well on such tests? It is certainly possible to spend too much school time learning to take tests, and…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests
Ediger, Marlow – 2001
This paper discusses approaches to raising student test scores. At present, 49 of 50 states mandate tests for students in selected grades, and each school district is under pressure to have students score at a higher level than they did before. Teaching students to do better on tests is a frequent approach. It has some advantages, but also has the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
