The Volvo effect is a term used in critiquing
standardized testing
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a predete ...
that was created by Peter Sacks in his 2001 book ''Standardized Minds''. The term has been picked up by other sociologists, and counting
Volvos has even been facetiously proposed as an alternative method to the spending millions of dollars on standardized testing.
[For instance in ''The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing'' by M. Gail Jones, Brett D. Jones and Tracy Y. Hargrove.]
The original text in which the Volvo effect was advanced:
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*{{cite web, url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/sat-failing-test/, url-status=live, title=SAT--A Failing Test, publisher=www.thenation.com, accessdate=2009-09-14, last=Sacks, first=Peter
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