The use of testing in school accountability systems may hamstring the
development of tests that can actually transform teaching and learning,
experts from a national assessment commission warn.
Members of the Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, speaking at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Education here Nov. 1-3, said that technological innovations may soon allow much more in-depth data collection on students, but that current testing policy calls for the same test to fill too many different and often contradictory roles. (Sarah D. Sparks at Education Week)
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