print email comment close The Inevitable Corruption of Indicators and Educators Through High-Stakes Testing URL: http://epsl.asu.edu/epru/documents/EPSL-0503-101-EPRU.pdf Description: This paper describes factors leading to corruption in K-12 standardized testing, such as cheating by teachers, administrators, and students, "teaching to the test" (often cutting out creative curriculum elements), and exclusion of low performers from the test process. From the Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University. Opens directly into a PDF document. Author: Nichols, Sharon L.; Berliner, David C. Publisher: Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University Library of Congress Subject Headings: Education -- Corrupt practices Education and state -- United States Educational tests and measurements LII Database Information: Record 8850 created by Sue Kamm on 04/15/2005 Last modification on 11/30/2006 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 11/27/2007 Charlotte Bagby on 05/08/2007 Charlotte Bagby on 02/06/2007 Charlotte Bagby on 09/14/2006 Published: 04/15/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8850