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Beyond Standardized Testing
George W. Elford
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Description for Beyond Standardized Testing
paperback. This text addresses the problem of the overuse of standardized testing. It argues that so-called test-based reform has given rise to the "cram curriculum" and turned schools into test-prep centres. Overlooked are teachers, who observe students, and are the primary source of information on learning. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Here's a fresh idea from an experienced testing professional that addresses the problem of the overuse of standardized testing. Elford argues that so-called test-based reform has given rise to the 'cram curriculum' and turned schools into test-prep centers. Overlooked are the classroom teachers, who observe the actual work of students and are the primary and richest source of information on learning. The author lays out a better approach to accountability using standards, teacher judgments, and the tools of the information age. This is not an attack on standardized testing, which supplies the only interpretable information the public has been ... Read more
Here's a fresh idea from an experienced testing professional that addresses the problem of the overuse of standardized testing. Elford argues that so-called test-based reform has given rise to the 'cram curriculum' and turned schools into test-prep centers. Overlooked are the classroom teachers, who observe the actual work of students and are the primary and richest source of information on learning. The author lays out a better approach to accountability using standards, teacher judgments, and the tools of the information age. This is not an attack on standardized testing, which supplies the only interpretable information the public has been ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780810843851
SKU
V9780810843851
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About George W. Elford
George W. Elford manages CAP, Inc. an assessment service based in Potomac, Maryland. He retired in 1995 after a twenty-year career at the Education Testing Service where he directed field offices in Boston, Evanston, and Washington, D.C. The ideas developed in this present work can be traced back to a number of field service projects in 'curriculum monitoring'_a forerunner of ... Read more
Reviews for Beyond Standardized Testing
If more politicians were to read this book and to understand that the misuse of standardized testing is gravely endangering the quality of education in the U.S., we might yet bring the assessment of educational outcomes to the level where it belongs: the local schools...This book is recommended for all with a stake in the education of children...Essential.
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