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EDL 525 Week 1  Complete

Discussion 1.Why do you think that in the last few decades there has been increased attention to students’ test performances as the most important indicator of educational effectiveness?
Discussion 2.How could you refute the claim of critics who argue that the focus on high-stakes testing will narrow and impoverish the curriculum, encourage cheating, and fall most heavily on poor and minority students, who traditionally have done least well on standardized exams?