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Large-scale education tests often come with side effects

  • Written by Yurou Wang, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
Big education tests come with serious side effects, research shows.YanLev/Shutterstock.com

When results come out for big education tests like the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which primarily measures 15-year-old students’ knowledge and skills in reading, mathematics and science, the focus is often on which countries...

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