Will National Tests Improve Student Learning? [electronic resource] / Lorrie A. Shepard.

Claims that national tests will improve student learning are explored, asking whether national examinations will ensure high-quality instruction and greater student learning and whether tests developed to meet urgent political deadlines will retain essential features of authentic curriculum-driven a...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Shepard, Lorrie A.
Corporate Authors:	University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, University of Colorado Boulder
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1992.
Subjects:	Advisory Committees. Cost Effectiveness. Educational Improvement. Elementary Secondary Education. Learning. National Competency Tests. National Standards. Performance Based Assessment. Standard Setting. Standardized Tests. Student Evaluation. Test Construction. Test Use. Testing Problems.