The Role and Importance of Standardized Testing in the World of Teaching and Training

The Role and Importance of Standardized Testing in the World of Teaching and Training

Paper presented at the 15th Congress of the World Association for Educational Research, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco, June 3, 2008

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Richard P. PHELPS
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nonpartisan Education Group 2008-03-01
Series:	Nonpartisan Education Review
Subjects:	education policy psychology scientific test educational achievement educational improvement effect of tests consequences of tests testing high-stakes education accountability test-based accountability teachers open-source platform NCLB No Child Left Behind teacher grades classroom grading Bayes objective tests
Online Access:	http://www.nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Essays/v4n3.htm

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