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The Authentic Standards Movement and Its Evil Twin

author: Scott Thompson
description: This paper discusses the tensions between the "twin movements" of systemic reform based on the standards movement and "high-stakes standardized, test-based reform." Thompson argues against a single indicator as the basis for "high-stakes consequences," while stressing the importance of a standards-based approach to education reform

URL link: http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/ktho0101.htm
published in: Phi Delta Kappan
published: 01/01/2002
posted to site: 01/19/2001