Filling In the Blanks: Putting Standardized Tests to the Test
By Gregory J. Cizek / October 1, 1998
Filed under: Standards, Testing, & Accountability
Cizek provides a helpful primer on standardized testing. He identifies key terms, clarifies important distinctions between types of tests, and explains how to interpret (and not to interpret) their scores.
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