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Hess, Rick; Noguera, Pedro – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
In 2020, Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera engaged in a long-running correspondence that tackled many of the biggest questions in education -- including topics like school choice, equity and diversity, testing, privatization, the achievement gap, social and emotional learning, and civics. They sought to unpack their disagreements, better understand one…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Choice, Equal Education, Student Diversity
Popham, W. James – Phi Delta Kappan, 1974
Discusses advantages and disadvantages of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests. (JF)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Testing, Testing Problems
Feuerstein, Reuven; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1974
The post-World War II rehabilitation of large numbers of psychologically deprived and socially maladjusted teenaged war orphans and/or concentration camp victims in Israel was carried out within normal group structures. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Innovation, Problems, Psychometrics
Posner, Dave – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
Opponents of so-called high-stakes testing complain that such intense pressure causes teachers to devote virtually all classroom time and resources to preparing students for the standardized test. This phenomenon is called "teaching to the test." Proponents of high-stakes testing respond that that is exactly as it should be. They argue…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Public Education, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement