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The Seductive Allure of Data.

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Popham, W. James – Educational Leadership, 2003

Discusses which kinds of data educators should respect and which they should reject. Asserts that most state accountability tests fail to produce the kinds of data that will improve teaching and learning. Teachers can get the data they need from their own instructionally useful classroom assessments. (WFA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection