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EJ492843 EA529934
Title: The Challenges of Assessing Young Children Appropriately.Author(s): Shepard, Lorrie A.
Source: Phi Delta Kappan, v76 n3 p206-12 Nov 1994
Publication Date: 1994
ISSN: 0031-7217
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1995
In the past
decade, testing of young children has been excessive and inappropriate.
Leftover IQ tests have been used to track children into ineffective
programs or to deny them school entry. Prereading tests held over
from the 1930s have encouraged the teaching of decontextualized
skills. Assessment advocates must clearly demonstrate testing's
usefulness and ensure that abuses will not recur. (16 references)
(MLH)
Descriptors: *Context Effect; Educational Environment; *Evaluation
Criteria; Intelligence Tests; Primary Education; Special Needs Students;
*Standardized Tests; *Student Evaluation; *Testing Problems; Theory
Practice Relationship; Young Children
Identifiers: *Developmentally Appropriate Programs
