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Download full textLinn, Robert L.; Baker, Eva L.; Betebenner, Damian W. – 2002
The recently enacted No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The new law substantially increases the testing requirements for states and sets demanding accountability standards for schools, districts, and states, including the setting of measurable adequate yearly progress objectives for all…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Baker, Eva L. – 1988
The thesis of this paper is that achievement tests have changed their primary function from serving as indicators of educational accomplishments to becoming instruments of educational policy, and have thus come to be regarded as effective means of altering educational achievement and productivity. This assertion is explored by using examples of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
