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<font size=3>“[…] a cautionary and decidedly contrarian warning is in
order . . .Any effort to boost excellence in math and science by focusing
on standardized test scores risks squelching U.S. creativity and
innovation -- the very things that our competitors in Asia are trying to
copy in their own educational reforms.” -- Professor Yong Zhao,
director of the U.S.-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence
at the Michigan State University.<br><br>
His evidence and arguments -- directed against a trend towards
centralised and standardised educational testing -- are published at
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Dion Giles</body>
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