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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798995703321

Autore

Wages Michele <1965->

Titolo

No one left standing : will the rewrite of NCLB be enough? / / Michele Wages

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4758-2264-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

371.260973

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Education - Standards - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Why experts say we need standardized tests -- Why teachers say we don't -- What's wrong with standardized tests? -- So why do we test? -- The other costs of standardized tests -- How does child poverty affect standardized testing? -- How does today's cultural diversity affect testing? -- What do standardized tests really reflect? -- Are there benefits to standardized testing? -- What are the alternatives to standardized testing? -- Will the reauthorization of the elementary and secondary act fix the problems?