The Danger of Standardized Test-Driven School Reform.

O'Rourke, Bill

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ERIC Number: EJ345097

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Danger of Standardized Test-Driven School Reform.

O'Rourke, Bill

Clearing House, v60 n3 p135-36 Nov 1986

Argues that student performance on standardized tests should not be the basis for educational reform and presents suggestions for expanding the criteria by which school success is judged. (SRT)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Public Opinion, School Effectiveness, Standardized Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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