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Stop High-stakes Testing
Johnson, Dale; Johnson, Bonnie; Farenga, Steve; Ness, Daniel
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Description for Stop High-stakes Testing
Paperback. An indictment of the use of high-stakes assessments with punitive consequences in our public schools. This book traces the history of the policy and document the inequities for children of poverty that undergird high-stakes testing practices. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Stop High-Stakes Testing: An Appeal to America's Conscience is a compelling indictment of the use of high-stakes assessments with punitive consequences in our public schools. The authors trace the history of the policy and document the inequities for children of poverty that undergird high-stakes testing practices. Lack of dental and medical care, environmental violence, insufficient school funding, racism, and classism_all factors that contribute to this dire situation_are discussed in depth. The authors make a convincing case for discontinuing the unjust testing that has been forced on our nation's public school children.
Stop High-Stakes Testing: An Appeal to America's Conscience is a compelling indictment of the use of high-stakes assessments with punitive consequences in our public schools. The authors trace the history of the policy and document the inequities for children of poverty that undergird high-stakes testing practices. Lack of dental and medical care, environmental violence, insufficient school funding, racism, and classism_all factors that contribute to this dire situation_are discussed in depth. The authors make a convincing case for discontinuing the unjust testing that has been forced on our nation's public school children.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742559387
SKU
V9780742559387
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About Johnson, Dale; Johnson, Bonnie; Farenga, Steve; Ness, Daniel
Dale D. Johnson is professor of literacy education at Dowling College. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin for 20 years, served as the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, spent several years as an elementary and middle school teacher, and is a past president of the International ... Read more
Reviews for Stop High-stakes Testing
This is an unforgettable and inspiring book that expands the reader’s awareness and understanding of many of the issues and controversies surrounding high-stakes testing in such powerful, alarming and enlightening ways. It is a touching, yet startling, look into the lives of the ‘excluded children’.
Kathleen Schlichting, University of North Carolina, Wilmington Overall, the book is well-written, conscientious, sound ... Read more
Kathleen Schlichting, University of North Carolina, Wilmington Overall, the book is well-written, conscientious, sound ... Read more