Methods for Improving Standardized Test Scores: Fruitful, Fruitless, or Fraudulent?.

Mehrens, William A.; Kaminski, John

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Publication Date: 1989

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Methods for Improving Standardized Test Scores: Fruitful, Fruitless, or Fraudulent?

Mehrens, William A.; Kaminski, John

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v8 n1 p14-22 Spr 1989

The increased use of test scores as a measure of school quality is discussed. Legitimate and illegitimate practices of test preparation are considered. Some commercial test preparation programs are reviewed, with some conclusions about their effectiveness and desirability. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Fraud, Scores, Standardized Tests, Test Coaching, Test Construction, Test Results, Testing Problems, Testing Programs

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: California Achievement Tests

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