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Peer reviewedMcWilliams, Jettie M.; Thomas, Andrew C. – Journal of Educational Research, 1976
This procedure for measuring the learning of fifth- and sixth-grade students stressed each child's progress in relation to self as well as to position in the class. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Basic Skills, Cognitive Measurement
Download full textPechman, Ellen M.; Gonzales, Maria Luisa – 1986
This paper examines long-range problems caused by test-controlled schooling. It looks at the demands of both curricular and accountability uses of tests from the point of view of the urban school district's testing office. On the basis of interviews with 12 New Orleans teachers and the experiences of the authors in working in two large city…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
von der Lippe, Robert – 1975
The concept of progress by examination at Hampshire College is discussed in one of a series of progress reports on the college in its attempt to redefine the nature of liberal arts education. A student's academic progress is measured by examinations rather than by credit hours and grades. The system has been enthusiastically supported by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Rating, Competency Based Education
