The Mismeasure of Teaching and Learning: How Contemporary School Reform Fails the Test.

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Title: The Mismeasure of Teaching and Learning: How Contemporary School Reform Fails the Test.
Authors: ROSE, MIKE1
Source: Dissent (0012-3846). Spring2011, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p32-38. 7p.
Subject Terms: *Educational change, *Evaluation, United States education system, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: In this essay the author discusses aspects of teaching in the United States that are damaged or altered by school reform. A number of topics are addressed including reform that does not acknowledge the strategies related to classroom performance of teachers, reformers who seek to dismantle public education, and the standardized testing contained in the No Child Left Behind legislation.
Database: Education Research Complete
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Abstract:In this essay the author discusses aspects of teaching in the United States that are damaged or altered by school reform. A number of topics are addressed including reform that does not acknowledge the strategies related to classroom performance of teachers, reformers who seek to dismantle public education, and the standardized testing contained in the No Child Left Behind legislation.
ISSN:00123846
DOI:10.1353/dss.2011.0042