State Mandated Testing and Educational Reform
Context and Consequences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11366393 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter W Airasian (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 393-412 |
| Publication date | 1987-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6744 • E-ISSN: 1549-6511 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/444312 |
| OpenAlex | W1995074784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 9 |
In response to 20 years of educational growth, shifts in the locus of school control, and politicization of educational decision making, new forms and uses of standardized testing have arisen. In particular, policy-oriented tests that are mandated and controlled by agencies external to the local school have become widely used to certify student and teacher competence. It is the use of such certification tests that is at the root of most current debate and controversy regarding educational testing. This article describes the social trends that have spawned the new testing programs. It considers the characteristics and the educational consequences of the new state-mandated tests. A set of propositions to guide understanding of testing debate and controversy is provided
Certification · Competence (human resources · Context (archaeology · Educational assessment · Educational testing · Locus of control · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Standardized test · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
Professional Development and Teacher Change
Examification
Leveling the Playing Field? Students' Educational Attainment and States' Performance Testing
External Examinations and Accountability, Educational Expectations, and High School Graduation
High School Exit Exams and Dropout in an Era of Increased Accountability
Assessment Policy as Persuasion and Regulation
Dubious Sovereignty
What Causes Variation in States' Accountability Policies
Standardized Testing as Symbolic Improvement
Standards of Competence
High-Stakes Testing and Curricular Control
Incentives, Capacity, and Implementation
Evaluating testing programs at the state and local levels
Mandated competency testing programs
Inequality
Regulating the poor
The sociology of teaching.
The Concept of Equality of Educational Opportunity
Equality of educational opportunity
The Structuring of Organizations
Minorities in American Higher Education
The Impact of the Social Sciences
American Business, Public Policy, Case-Studies, and Political Theory
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |