Using NAEP for Interstate Comparisons: The Beginnings of a "National Achievement Test" and "National Curriculum".

Ferrara, Steven F.; Thornton, Stephen J.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Using NAEP for Interstate Comparisons: The Beginnings of a "National Achievement Test" and "National Curriculum".

Ferrara, Steven F.; Thornton, Stephen J.

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v10 n3 p200-11 Fall 1988

Current plans to use National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results to compare and rank states may lead to a perception of NAEP as a national achievement test representing a national curriculum. NAEP procedures should be reformulated to enhance curriculum coherence, instruction, and participation by local and state educators. (TJH)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal State Relationship, Instructional Improvement, National Curriculum, National Surveys, Participative Decision Making, School Districts, Standardized Tests

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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