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Publication Date: 1985
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Making Testing More Educational.
Haney, Walt
Educational Leadership, v43 n2 p4-13 Oct 1985
Following a critique of so-called educational testing, this article examines three "educationally noteworthy school testing programs"--those of Portland, Oregon; Orange County, Florida; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and one noteworthy school with no standardized testing: the Prospect School in Bennington, Vermont. Derives some broad suggestions about improving educational testing. (MCG)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Alternative Assessment, Computer Assisted Testing, Demonstration Programs, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Innovation, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Holistic Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Test Use, Test Validity, Testing Problems, Testing Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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