Assessment in Context: Appraising Student Performance in Relation to Instructional Quality.

Messick, Samuel

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Publication Date: 1984

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Assessment in Context: Appraising Student Performance in Relation to Instructional Quality.

Messick, Samuel

Educational Researcher, v13 n3 p3-8 Mar 1984

Discusses report by a National Research Council panel on the overrepresentation of minority children and males in special education programs, especially for the educable mentally retarded. Identifies and discusses two key issues: (1) validity of referral and assessment procedures, and (2) quality of instruction received in regular classroom and special education settings. (CJM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Males, Mild Mental Retardation, Minority Group Children, Racial Bias, Racial Composition, Special Education, Student Placement

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Language: English

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