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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780221703321

Titolo

The ambiguity of teaching to the test [[electronic resource] ] : standards, assessment, and educational reform / / edited by William A. Firestone, Lora Frances Monfils, Roberta Y. Schorr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, NJ, : L. Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-135-62421-6

1-282-32092-0

9786612320927

1-4106-0994-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FirestoneWilliam A

MonfilsLora Frances

SchorrRoberta Y

Disciplina

371.26/4

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Education - Standards - United States

Mathematics

Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Teaching Mathematics and Science; 3 Teaching to the Test; 4 Pressure and Support; 5 The Principal, Test Preparation, and Educational Reform; 6 The District and Test Preparation; 7 Test Scores and Equity; 8 Conclusion; Appendix A: Methods; Appendix B: Teacher Questionnaire; Appendix C: Principal Interview Guide; Appendix D: Teacher Interview Guide; Appendix E: Interview Coding Scheme; Appendix F: List of Codes for Classroom Observation Data; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Testing is one of the most controversial of all state and federal educational policies. The effects of testing are quite ambiguous. The same test may lead to different consequences in different circumstances, and teachers may use very different strategies to



prepare students for tests. Although most experts agree that mandatory testing leads to teaching to the test, they disagree about whether it leads to meaningless drill, wasted time, de-professionalizing teachers, and demotivating students, or to more challenging and thoughtful curricula, more engaging teaching, increased student mot