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More Schools Rely on Tests, But Study Raises Doubts

Resource Document

December 28, 2002

What Happened to Recess and Why are Our Children Struggling in Kindergarten?

Legacy Publication

Susan Ohanian

March 22, 2002

An Analysis of the Content and Difficulty of the CSAP 10th-Grade Mathematics Test

Legacy Publication

Lorrie Shepard and D. Peressini

January 1, 2002

Implications for the Use of the ACT Within the Colorado Student Assessment Program

Resource Document

Kenneth R. Howe

January 1, 2002

The Impact of High-Stakes Tests on Student Academic Performance

Policy Brief

Audrey Amrein-Beardsley and David C. Berliner

January 1, 2002

An Analysis of Some Unintended and Negative Consequences of High-Stakes Testing

Research Brief

Audrey Amrein-Beardsley and David C. Berliner

January 1, 2002

The Role of Classroom Assessment in Teaching and Learning

Resource Document

Lorrie Shepard

January 1, 2001

Alexander v. Sandoval: A Setback for Civil Rights

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2001

Tracking in an Era of Standards: Low-Expectation Classes Meet High-Expectation Laws

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Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2001

A Survey of Teachers' Perspectives on High-Stakes Testing in Colorado: What Gets Taught, What Gets Lost

Resource Document

Grace Taylor, Lorrie Shepard, Freya Kinner, and Justin Rosenthal

January 1, 2001

High-Stakes Testing

Policy Brief

Gerald W. Bracey

January 1, 2000

The Role of Assessment in a Learning Culture

Resource Document

Lorrie Shepard

January 1, 2000

An Examination of Sustaining Effects in Descubriendo La Lectura Programs

Resource Document

O. Ruiz, M. Loera, Y. Rodriguez, and Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 1998

Inclusion of Limited-English-Proficient Students in Rhode Island's Grade 4 Mathematics Performance Assessment

Resource Document

Grace Taylor and Damian W. Betebenner

January 1, 1998

Smaller Classes–Not Vouchers–Increase Student Achievement

Legacy Publication

Alex Molnar

January 1, 1998

The Centrality of Test Use and Consequences for Test Validity

Resource Document

Lorrie Shepard

January 1, 1997

Measuring Achievement: What Does It Mean to Test for Robust Understanding?

Resource Document

Lorrie Shepard

January 1, 1997

Effects of Introducing Classroom Performance Assessments on Student Learning

Legacy Publication

R. J. Flexer, T. J. Weston, S. F. Marion, V. Mayfield, and E. H. Hiebert

January 1, 1996

Parents' Thinking About Standardized Tests and Performance

Legacy Publication

C. L. Bliem

January 1, 1995

The Place of Testing Reform in Educational Reform: A Reply to Cizek

Resource Document

Lorrie Shepard

January 1, 1993

Constructing Cultural Difference and Educational Achievement in Schools

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Margaret Eisenhart and M. E. Graue

January 1, 1992

Commentary: What Policymakers Who Mandate Tests Should Know About the New Psychology of Intellectual Ability and Learning

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Lorrie Shepard

January 1, 1992

Effects of High-Stakes Testing on Instruction

Resource Document

K. Cutts-Dougherty

January 1, 1991

Psychometricians' Beliefs about Learning

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Lorrie Shepard

January 1, 1991

The Effects of High-Stakes Testing on Achievement: Preliminary Findings About Generalization Across Tests

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S. B. Dunbar, D. Koretz, and Robert L. Linn

January 1, 1991

Should Instruction Be Measurement Driven? A Debate

Resource Document

Lorrie Shepard

January 1, 1988

The Texas Teacher Test

Resource Document

A. Kreitzer

January 1, 1987