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[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I may be wrong but standardized tests were used long before George Bush came around

Cannon Shell,
You are correct.
In my early years of teaching, they were used for "placement" in appropriate programs, remediation, enrichment, ect. (Child centered)
The emphasis now is on accountability, and meeting certain levels to justify funding.
The focus has changed from what had previously been to determine what was in the best eduacational ineterests of the student, to measuring the quality of the educational institution and therein justifying the expense to the taxpayers that fund it. ( payer centered)