The Lake Wobegon Effect.

Phillips, Gary W.

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ERIC Number: EJ415922

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Lake Wobegon Effect.

Phillips, Gary W.

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v9 n3 p3,14 Fall 1990

In 1987, a survey report by J. Cannell was published criticizing state reports based on national standardized testing of elementary school students that indicated that all 50 states were above the national average. This phenomenon--known as the "Lake Wobegon Effect"--is analyzed. Technical problems with the study are considered. (TJH)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, National Norms, Norm Referenced Tests, Research Problems, Standardized Tests, State Programs, State Surveys, Test Interpretation, Test Results, Test Validity, Testing Problems, Testing Programs

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Language: English

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