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Over the past two decades, the use of standardized tests in the nation’s schools has increased sharply. According to a report prepared for Congress more than 10 years ago by the Office of Technology Assessment, “The rise in testing reflects a heightened demand from legislators at all levels-and their constituents-for evidence that education dollars are spent effectively.
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Thissen, D. (2007). Linking Assessments Based on Aggregate Reporting: Background and Issues. In: Dorans, N.J., Pommerich, M., Holland, P.W. (eds) Linking and Aligning Scores and Scales. Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49771-6_16
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