1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996383872103316

Autore

Percy James <1619-1690?>

Titolo

To the King's most excellent Majesty [[electronic resource] ] : the humble petition of James Percy, Esq., right heir-male unto, and lawfully claiming the earldom of Northumberland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London, : s.n.], 23d. of March, 1688/9

Descrizione fisica

1 sheet ([1] p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Charles, King of England,  <1630-1685.>

Soggetti

Broadsides

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Broadside.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960823203321

Autore

McNeil Linda M

Titolo

Contradictions of school reform : educational costs of standardized testing / / Linda M. McNeil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2000

ISBN

1135963282

1135963290

1280316764

0203900456

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 pages)

Collana

Critical social thought

Disciplina

379.1/58/0973

379.1580973

Soggetti

Education - Standards - United States

School improvement programs - United States

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. 285-295) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Series Editor's Introduction; Author's Preface; ~The Examiner~; Standardization, Defensive Teaching, and the Problems of Control; Magnet Schools: ~The Best Schools Money Can't Buy~; Breaking the Cycle: The Pathfinder School; The School for Science, Engineering, and Technology: A Different Kind of Bargain; ~We've Got to Nuke This Educational System~; Collateral Damage; The Educational Costs of Standardization; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

A provocative look into the reality for students and teachers of standardized testing. Teaching methods and strategies are analyzed to find out how this change in practice influences both how and what children learn.