New tests, same old problems

how high-stakes standardized tests have always reproduced inequity

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Wayne Au, University of Washington - UW

Professor na Escola de Estudos Educacionais da Universidade de Washington Bothell e editor da revista de ensino de justiça social Rethinking Schools. 

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2024-06-05

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Au, W. (2024). New tests, same old problems: how high-stakes standardized tests have always reproduced inequity. Horizontes, 42(1), e023083. https://doi.org/10.24933/horizontes.v42i1.1811

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