The ambiguity of teaching to the test : standards, assessment, and educational reform / edited by William A. Firestone, Lora Frances Monfils, Roberta Y. Schorr
Published
Mahwah, NJ : L. Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2004
Introduction / William A. Firestone, Roberta Y. Schorr -- Teaching mathematics and science / Roberta Y. Schorr [and others] -- Teaching to the test / Lora F. Monfils [and others] -- Pressure and support / William A. Firestone [and others] -- The district and test preparation / Katrina Bulkley, Janet Fairman, M. Cecilia Martinez -- Test scores and equity / Gregory Camilli, Lora F. Monfils
Summary
This work offers a hard look at the effects of state testing, and thoroughly examines the ambiguity of test preparation and how test preparation practices are influenced by what teachers know and the leadership coming from the school and district
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and indexes
