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Download full textArchbald, Douglas A.; Porter, Andrew C. – 1990
The role and influence of mandated testing in educational reform are reviewed. Mandated testing refers to large-scale (districtwide or statewide) multiple-choice testing programs used for policy purposes of evaluation and accountability, which includes nationally normed standardized achievement tests and tests custom-developed to reflect state and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
Porter, Andrew C. – 1990
The measurement dilemmas involved in assessing the national educational goals established by the President and governors at the 1989 education summit are discussed. The first and most important choice is what to assess and whether to align assessment to the vision of curriculum reform or to the curriculum that students are actually experiencing.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
