
ERIC Number: EJ222661
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Publication Date: 1980
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Evaluation of Students: Implications for Effective Teaching.
Ebel, Robert L.
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v2 n1 p47-51 Jan-Feb 1980
Giving tests and assigning grades are stated to be important aspects of teachers' responsibility for facilitating student learning. Opposition to testing is discussed, objections are criticized, and beneficial consequences of evaluation are listed. It is maintained that tests do not cause cheating, or excessive discouragement, competition, or conformity. (CTM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Cheating, Cognitive Measurement, Competition, Conformity, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading, Higher Education, Learning Motivation, Student Evaluation, Success, Teacher Responsibility, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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