Testing Students in Urban Schools [electronic resource] : Current Problems and New Directions. Urban Diversity Series No. 100 / Carol Ascher.

This review of the literature on testing urban students indicates that standardized tests may not reflect accurately the ability and achievement of poor minority children. Further, new research in cognition makes clear that both teaching and testing could be structured to better prepare students for...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Ascher, Carol, 1941-
Corporate Authors:	ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Columbia University. Institute for Urban and Minority Education
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, 1990.
Subjects:	Curriculum Development. Educational Testing. Elementary Secondary Education. Literature Reviews. Performance Based Assessment. Politics of Education. Standardized Tests. Test Use. Testing Problems. Thinking Skills. Urban Education.