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
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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
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| Pubblicazione: | Mahwah, NJ, : L. Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 371.26/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Educational tests and measurements - United States |
| Education - Standards - United States | |
| Mathematics | |
| Science | |
| Altri autori: |
FirestoneWilliam A
MonfilsLora Frances
SchorrRoberta Y
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The ambiguity of teaching to the test |
| ISBN: | 1-135-62421-6 |
| 1-282-32092-0 | |
| 9786612320927 | |
| 1-4106-0994-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780221703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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