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Peer reviewedMehrens, William A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1998
Examines the purposes of large-scale assessment programs, outlines the dangers and benefits of these assessments, considers the research evidence about the consequences of assessment, discusses how to evaluate assessment quality, and presents some ideas about the variables that influence the probabilities for good and bad assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
