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Horace Mann administered the first standardized tests in Boston Public Schools
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Committee of Fifteen, Committee of Ten, Committee on College Entrance Requirements
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Heavily influenced the public high school curriculum.
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First popular standardized achievement test which analyzed the quality of students handwriting.
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Addressing the National Crisis was his motive
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The first SAT was administered in 1926 for the evaluation of qualified students to receive scholarships.
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Assessed progressive and experimental high school graduates vs. the old-fashioned college preparatory tracks.
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CH. 4 How Can the Effectiveness of Learning Experiences Be Evaluated
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Attempt to address the gap and overlap of high school curriculum being repeated in the college courses.
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World's first artificial satellite launched by U.S.S.R
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Intended to Increase the Number of students attending college.
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Initial establishment of high standards and accountability for all students.
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Use of same assessment texts across the nation believed to be the "common yardstick".
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Report indicating poor academic performance across the United States.
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Created by Congress
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Aimed to close the achievement gap by 2014.
