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Peer reviewedTrusz, Andrew R.; Parks-Trusz, Sandra L. – Educational Studies, 1981
Examines the reasons behind and the effects of standardized and minimum competency tests. The authors conclude that the tests lead towards lower performance expectations for disadvantaged students, and increasingly rigid tracking along class, cultural, and racial lines. (AM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Opportunities
Bossone, Richard M., Ed.; Weiner, Max, Ed. – 1978
Educational testing and its uses have come under increasing criticism as they are used more and more for decision making--to determine student tracking assignments, college admission, personnel selection, and licensing policies. The papers from this conference, which discussed the major issues in testing, include: (1) Testing: A Parent's Point of…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Accountability, Achievement Tests, College Admission
