National Educational Assessment

Abstract

Before we can fruitfully debate the merits of a national assessment program, the author believes we must decide what it is that is to be assessed. The distinction between education and schooling must be clear. There must be agreement on what can be measured or assessed with existing tools. The author suggests that Congress must raise its sights above the deceptively simple sounding goal of assessing the effectiveness of schools. © 1967, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.