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National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), Cambridge, MA. – 1989
This paper is prompted by the Joint Statement issued from the Education Summit, and addresses the need to change testing policy from reliance on standardized, multiple-choice testing to the use of more authentic methods of assessing educational performance and progress. The governors are warned against increasing the use of standardized tests and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
