Focus on Research: Of Birchrods and Percentiles.

Jacobs, Howard L.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Focus on Research: Of Birchrods and Percentiles.

Jacobs, Howard L.

Contemporary Education, v59 n3 p162-164 Spr 1988

The current climate for excellence in education has set off a wave of reactions, especially in the demand for accountability based on the assessment of students' academic performance. The effects on one school district's summer school curriculum, and its implications for teachers, are discussed. (JL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Government School Relationship, Intentional Learning, Measurement Techniques, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Role, Test Wiseness

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