1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996390232503316

Autore

Chetwynd John <1623-1692.>

Titolo

Anthologia historica [[electronic resource] ] : containing fourteen centuries of memorable passages and remarkable occurrents, collected out of the English, Spanish, Imperial, and Jewish histories, and several other authors, and writers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by J.R. for P.C., 1674

Descrizione fisica

[12], 460 p

Soggetti

World history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library.

Errata: p. [12]

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783649203321

Autore

McNeil Linda M.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-135-96328-2

1-135-96329-0

1-280-31676-4

0-203-90045-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

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.