Testing in U.S. public schools is out of control. The stress and pressures for all involved have effects that are not even measureable in most instances. Is this really the best thing for our schools? Are there alternative measures that may serve our future in a better way? Will the rewrite of NCLB be enough?
Testing in U.S. public schools is out of control. The stress and pressures for all involved have effects that are not even measureable in most instances. Is this really the best thing for our schools? Are there alternative measures that may serve our future in a better way? Will the rewrite of NCLB be enough?Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr. Michele Wages is an assistant professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University teaching emerging literacy, cultural responsiveness and reading courses to elementary education majors. In her 26 year career, she has served as an instructional specialist on title one campuses in the Dallas- Fort Worth area for nine years including a bilingual campus with an 86 percent Hispanic student enrollment and a free and reduced lunch demographic of 96 percent. She has also served as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts facilitator and has provided professional development training for teachers in Texas
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Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Why Experts Say We Need Standardized Tests Chapter 2: Why Teachers Say We Don't Chapter 3: What's Wrong with Standardized Tests? Chapter 4: So Why Do We Test? Chapter 5: The Other Costs of Standardized Tests Chapter 6: How Does Child Poverty Affect Standardized Testing? Chapter 7: How Does Today's Cultural Diversity Affect Testing? Chapter 8: What Do Standardized Tests Really Reflect? Chapter 9: Are There Benefits to Standardized Testing? Chapter 10: What Are The Alternatives to Standardized Testing? Chapter 11: Will the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Act Fix the Problems? Conclusion References About the Author
Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Why Experts Say We Need Standardized Tests Chapter 2: Why Teachers Say We Don't Chapter 3: What's Wrong with Standardized Tests? Chapter 4: So Why Do We Test? Chapter 5: The Other Costs of Standardized Tests Chapter 6: How Does Child Poverty Affect Standardized Testing? Chapter 7: How Does Today's Cultural Diversity Affect Testing? Chapter 8: What Do Standardized Tests Really Reflect? Chapter 9: Are There Benefits to Standardized Testing? Chapter 10: What Are The Alternatives to Standardized Testing? Chapter 11: Will the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Act Fix the Problems? Conclusion References About the Author
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