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A Review Of Standardized Testing Practices And Perceptions In Maine, Janet C. Fairman, Amy Johnson, Ian M. Mette, Garry Wickerd, Sharon Labrie

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

The Maine Legislature requested the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) to conduct an assessment of standardized testing in Maine schools to understand the amount, cost, and usefulness of it. This report summarizes the resulting effort, which included a literature scan, document analysis, and surveys of two groups of school practitioners (testing administrators and teachers) to analyze the amount of time Maine students spend on testing, the types of tests administered, and whether the results are perceived as useful for school practitioners. The scope of the study did not include viewpoints from policymakers who use test results for accountability purposes, …