A Critical Review of “Getting Tough? The Impact of High School Graduation Exams”

This review critiques the highly-praised and influential 2001 study, “Getting Tough? The Impact of High School Graduation Exams,” which concluded that “minimum competency,” or high school “graduation exams,” had no effect on student achievement. The review compares the test classifications of “Getti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richard P Phelps
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nonpartisan Education Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nonpartisan Education Review
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Online Access:https://nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Reviews/v16n4.htm