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State-Mandated Tests Rarely Motivate Learning, Study Suggests

Source :
The Chronicle of Higher Education. August 8, 2003, Vol. 49 Issue 48
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Will new high-stakes tests make high-school students learn more, increasing their chances of getting into college? That is the hope of many state legislators and testing advocates across the nation. […]

Subjects

Subjects :
Examinations -- Surveys
High-stakes tests -- Surveys
Educational tests and measurements -- Surveys
State departments of education -- Surveys

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00095982
Volume :
49
Issue :
48
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.147118237

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