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Standardized Testing: Undermining Equity in Education. Report Prepared for the National Issues in Education Initiative = Les Tests Standardises: Atteinte a L'Equite en Education. Rapport Prepare dans le Cadre de la Campagne des Dossiers Nationaux en Education.

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Froese-Germain, Bernie – 1999

Changes in assessment policy have resulted in a proliferation of testing in Canadian schools. Advocates claim that more testing will result in greater accountability, but this book states that there is little evidence to support standardized testing from a pedagogical perspective. It examines the effects of standardized testing on educational…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Curriculum

Standardized Tests and Our Children: A Guide to Testing Reform = Los Examenes Estandarizados y Nuestros Ninos: Guia para la Reforma de Examenes Estandarizados.

National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest), Cambridge, MA. – 1990

English and Spanish versions of a guide to testing reform are presented. The guide explains alternatives to standardized testing for educational assessment and shows how these new methods of evaluation will improve education. Standardized tests are used for an increasing number of purposes in the school system, but there is no proof that their use…

Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment