A Guide to High-Stakes Standardized Testing in the United States : A Historical Overview
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| Title: | A Guide to High-Stakes Standardized Testing in the United States : A Historical Overview |
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| Description: | High-stakes standardized testing has a long history of exclusion, oppression, power, and control with deep roots in the landscape of American education. In this text, the events and circumstances that have forged the way of high-stakes testing are presented in a straightforward and accessible manner. This history is essential to understanding our current realities of testing in the United States especially as they relate to marginalization and control of certain populations. Furthermore, a historical perspective provides a lens to consider high-stakes standardized testing critically; to unpack the purposes, benefits, and damages of this practice. |
| Authors: | Amy L. Kelly |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Public schools--United States--Administration, Educational tests and measurements--United States--Evaluation, Educational tests and measurements--United States--History, Public schools--United States--Business management, Education and state--United States |
| Categories: | EDUCATION / Teaching / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | High-stakes standardized testing has a long history of exclusion, oppression, power, and control with deep roots in the landscape of American education. In this text, the events and circumstances that have forged the way of high-stakes testing are presented in a straightforward and accessible manner. This history is essential to understanding our current realities of testing in the United States especially as they relate to marginalization and control of certain populations. Furthermore, a historical perspective provides a lens to consider high-stakes standardized testing critically; to unpack the purposes, benefits, and damages of this practice. |
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| ISBN: | 9789004511729 9789004511736 |
