03234nam 22006614a 450 991096588260332120251117115305.01-135-62421-61-282-32092-097866123209271-4106-0994-4(CKB)111087027890092(EBL)335510(OCoLC)476147952(SSID)ssj0000101801(PQKBManifestationID)11109181(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101801(PQKBWorkID)10042874(PQKB)10919133(MiAaPQ)EBC335510(Au-PeEL)EBL335510(CaPaEBR)ebr10227316(EXLCZ)9911108702789009220030529d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe ambiguity of teaching to the test standards, assessment, and educational reform /edited by William A. Firestone, Lora Frances Monfils, Roberta Y. Schorr1st ed.Mahwah, NJ L. Erlbaum Associates Publishers20041 online resource (260 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8058-4569-0 0-8058-4568-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and indexes.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 IndexTesting 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 motEducational tests and measurementsUnited StatesEducationStandardsUnited StatesMathematicsExaminations, questions, etcScienceExaminations, questions, etcEducational tests and measurementsEducationStandardsMathematicsScience371.26/4Firestone William A1863454Monfils Lora Frances1881813Schorr Roberta Y1881814MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965882603321The ambiguity of teaching to the test4496651UNINA