The Test Mess

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 361-366

  Goldberg, Mark F ^a  

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EID: 0347123084     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170408500506     Document Type: Review

References (24)

1. Jane Ehrenfeld, "The Orwell Connection: Modern Parallels to a Harsh Style of English Literature," Education Week, 18 June 2003, p. 42.
2. Deborah Meier, "So What Does It Take to Build a School for Democracy?," Phi Delta Kappan, September 2003, p. 16.
3. Ehrenfeld, p. 42.
4. Marjorie Coeyman, "Just When You Thought You Knew the Rules," Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2002, available at www.csmonitor.com/2003/0708/p13902-lepr.htm.
5. "Teachers Union Softens Stance Against No Child Left Behind," Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast, 11 July 2003, available at www. publiceducation.org/viewnewsblast.asp?id=101&date=7/11/2003.
6. Sandra Feldman, "Where We Stand: Let's Fix What's Wrong," American Teacher, September 2003, p. 5.
7. Howard Gardner, "What Do Tests Test?," New York Times, available from Education World at www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues098.shtml.
8. Sam Dillon, "Scores of Math Tests Are Set Aside, Giving New York Students a Reprieve," New York Times, 25 June 2003, p. C-18.
9. "How Many Times Can a Student Be Failed?," Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast, 8 August 2003, available at www.publiceducation. org/viewnewsblast.asp?id=105&date=8/8/2003.
10. Dillon, op. cit.
11. Lesley Clark, "Bush Hears Concerns Over FCAT," Miami Herald, 13 August 2003.
12. Michael Winerip, "A Zero Dropout Miracle: Alas! A Texas Tall Tale," New York Times, 13 August 2003, p. A-19.
13. Michael Sadowski, Harvard Education Letter, September/October 2000, p. 4.
14. Michael Kurtz, "Most Students Who Repeat Grades Fail MCAS, Boston School Records Show," Boston Globe, 1 June 2003.
15. Tamara Lewin and Jennifer Medina, "To Cut Failure Rate, Schools Shed Students," New York Times, 31 July 2003, p. A-1.
16. Ibid, p. A-22.
17. Winerip, op.cit.
18. Pam Easton, "Houston Schools Get 6 Months to Improve Records on Dropouts," Austin American Statesman, 9 August 2003, p. B-7.
19. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, "Nonrandom Human Error in Testing," Research Brief, 5 August 2003, available at www.ascd.org/publications/researchbrief/volume1/v1n16.html.
20. Anand Vaishnav, "Questions Raised on MCAS Data," Boston Globe, 8 September 2003.
21. I b i d.
22. Diana B. Henriques, "Rising Demands for Testing Push Limits of Its Accuracy," New York Times, 2 September 2003, p. A-1.
23. I b i d.
24. Ibid., p. A-16.