Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ660883
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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The Seductive Allure of Data.
Popham, W. James
Educational Leadership, v60 n5 p48-51 Feb 2003
Discusses which kinds of data educators should respect and which they should reject. Asserts that most state accountability tests fail to produce the kinds of data that will improve teaching and learning. Teachers can get the data they need from their own instructionally useful classroom assessments. (WFA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement, Standardized Tests, Standards, Student Evaluation, Test Interpretation, Test Use, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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