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Educational Reform through High Stakes Testing--Don't Go There.

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Huber, Richard A.; Moore, Christopher J. – Science Educator, 2000

Argues that high-stakes testing is inconsistent with the National Science Education Standards' goals regarding what students are taught about the nature and purposes of science. (Contains 23 references.) (Author)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education

Cooperative Groups: Alternative Assessment for Students with Disabilities?

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Pomplun, Mark – Journal of Special Education, 1996

This article describes results for students with mild disabilities who participated in the Kansas science assessment involving cooperative groups. Individual achievement, attitude, and project scores were consistent with expectations in relation to results for general education students. The study did not find that participation of students with…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Alternative Assessment, Cooperative Learning