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Download full textEdiger, Marlow – 2001
This paper discusses the rationale behind and uses of high stakes testing. Much of the support for high stakes testing comes from a desire to boost student achievement by increasing student and teacher motivation to do well. There are many disadvantages to high stakes testing, including inappropriate use of the test, inadequate test development,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, High School Students, High Schools
