The Lake Wobegon Effect: A Skeleton in the Testing Closet? |
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| Authors: | Gary W Phillips Chester E Finn Jr |
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| Institution: | Chief of the Education Assessment Branch, US. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Room 513, Washington, DC 20208. He specializes in psychometrics and statistics.;Assistant Secretary and Counselor to the Secretary, US. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 4181, Washington, DC 20202. He specializes in educational policy. |
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| Abstract: | In this article, officials of the U.S. Department of Education explain what they think of the "Lake Wobegon" phenomenon brought to widespread attention by Dr. Cannell– and what the Department is doing about it. |
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