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| National Elementary Principal | 5 |
Author
| Damon, J. Parker | 1 |
| Houts, Paul L. | 1 |
| Kohn, Sherwood Davidson | 1 |
| Lazarus, Mitchell | 1 |
| Whitla, Dean K. | 1 |
| Whitla, Janet Hanley | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDamon, J. Parker – National Elementary Principal, 1976
Presents some specific questions that educators ought to raise about standardized tests and some alternatives to standardized tests. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHouts, Paul L. – National Elementary Principal, 1975
The author of "The Tyranny of Testing" discusses his objections to standardized testing. (IRT)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Test Bias
Peer reviewedWhitla, Janet Hanley; Whitla, Dean K. – National Elementary Principal, 1975
Provides a cursory comparison of four popular social studies achievement tests, discusses the relationship between the subject matter and the test, and provides examples of new methods of testing that give the teacher and the class tools for summarizing and interpreting what they are learning as they work together. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedLazarus, Mitchell – National Elementary Principal, 1975
Examines confusions that result from the use of the words "standardization,""reliability,""objectivity," and "validity" in connection with testing. (IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Objective Tests, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewedKohn, Sherwood Davidson – National Elementary Principal, 1975
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
