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School Testing: Behind the Numbers
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.893
[S.l.] : Annenberg/CPB, c2002
1 videocassette (57 min)
Note Videotaped in Washington, D.C., April 26, 2002 at the National Conference of the Education Writers Association
Audience Middle and high school educators
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 online video (JMU users)
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003
1 DVD (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."--ContainerAchievement tests -- United States
Educational tests and measurements -- United States
