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JMU Media Resources Videotape no.893

S.l.: Annenberg/CPB, c2002
1 VHS (57 min)
A group of panelists discuss the meaning and views that school testing has on everyone from the reporters who cover testing, their editors who shape the stories, students who take the tests, parents who want their children to do well, teachers who prepare students for the tests, administrators who must meet accountability requirements, respond to parents and encourage teachers, the policymakers who set the requirements and the experts who question the impact.

Educational tests and measurements -- United States -- Congresses
Educational accountability -- United States -- Congresses

Standardized Tests: Assessing the Price of Failure

~Connect to video online (JMU users)~

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003

1 streaming video file (ca. 21 min.)
"This ABC News program seeks to understand the ramifications of high-stakes advancement and exit exams-- tests that are being used to measure schools' effectiveness, to allocate funding, and to shape the future of the nation's children" -- container.

Achievement tests -- United States
Educational tests and measurements -- United States