Below is a list in order of relevance to your search query. A 4 page research paper investigating the use of standardized testing. One of the studies reviewed suggests that preparing students to take the test has more effect on their success level than a new curriculum. Models included are experimental, co-relational, and quantitative.
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A 5 page literature review of standardized testing articles appearing in the ERIC database for educational information. The review includes the inability for educators to reach agreement on the extent of the usefulness of standardized testing and includes information on the growth of such testing following the 1983 publication of A Nation at Risk. Since that time, testing has been integrated to seek both academic and psychological achievement and functioning, and has been used to both promote and hinder efforts of school reform. Included is the proposed standardized curriculum for both teachers and students and the expectations that will be required to pass a standardized examination upon completion. The potential value of the program is outlined, as well as potential problems for both teachers and students that could result from this plan.