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Peer reviewedGreen, Kathy E.; Stager, Susan F. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1987
Training in tests and measures and attitudes toward testing were related to teacher's use of tests. Results support the contention that teacher's use tests extensively, but that they do not produce high quality tests. Results are discussed in terms of curriculum changes. (RB)
Descriptors: Course Organization, Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Test Construction
Download full textHogan, Thomas P. – 1986
This paper presents future interactions between curriculum and test content, particularly standardized achievement test content. Three topics are discussed in question-answer form. (1) Will standardized testing dictate the curriculum in the future? An analysis of major curriculum change indicates two changes in the past 25 years: a revolution…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Course Content, Curriculum, Educational Trends
Spencer, Thelma L. – 1995
This paper synthesizes information derived from five sources regarding issues in testing as they related to the American 2000; an education strategy and the national education goals. The focus is on proposed national tests. The issue of national testing extends far beyond testing itself because it touches on the structure of the U.S. educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
