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Peer reviewedBaker, Eva L.; Herman, Joan L. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1983
This analysis of the role of testing in educational programs and services maintains that the connection between tests and instruction is best made integrally through an understanding of the design of learning tasks rather than through linkage. The context for, use of, and limitations of task structures are described. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Learning Processes
Download full textBaker, Eva L.; Herman, Joan L. – 1983
The Center for the Study of Evaluation, of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California at Los Angeles (CSE) hosted a two day conference on "Paths to Excellence: Testing and Technology" on July 14-15, 1983. Attended by over 100 educational researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, the first day of the conference…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Data Analysis, Educational Policy
Herman, Joan L.; Dorr-Bremme, Donald W. – 1984
This paper presents findings from a study of teachers' and principals' testing practices. The research included a nation-wide survey, exploratory fieldwork in preparation for the survey, and a case study inquiry on testing costs. Teachers and principals share misgivings with some of the research community about the appropriateness of required…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Needs, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkHaertel, Edward H.; Herman, Joan L. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
In this article, the authors describe various rationales for accountability testing programs over the past century. This history forms the backdrop for current test-driven reforms, including Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), which was signed into law in January 2002. The goals of the authors are first, to illustrate…
Descriptors: Test Use, Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, Testing
