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Arlo Kempf - The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing: The Radical Impacts of Educational Standardization in the US and Canada - 9781137486646 - V9781137486646
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The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing: The Radical Impacts of Educational Standardization in the US and Canada

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Description for The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing: The Radical Impacts of Educational Standardization in the US and Canada Hardback. Centering the voices of Los Angeles, Chicago, Ontario, and New York teachers in one of the largest comparative studies of its kind, this book illustrates the ways increased use of standardized testing is fundamentally changing education in the US and Canada, with a negative overall impact on the way teachers teach and students learn. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JNA; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Based on a large-scale international study of teachers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Ontario, and New York, this book illustrates the ways increased use of high-stakes standardized testing is fundamentally changing education in the US and Canada with a negative overall impact on the way teachers teach and students learn. Standardized testing makes understanding students' strengths and weaknesses more difficult, and class time spent on testing consumes scarce time and attention needed to support the success of all students-further disadvantaging ELLs, students with exceptionalities, low income, and racially minoritized students.

Product Details

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137486646
SKU
V9781137486646
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Arlo Kempf
Arlo Kempf is Assistant Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada.

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Arlo Kempf's The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing is a tour de force, performing a tremendous service to education scholars and practitioners alike. As opt-out movements led by parents, students, and teachers now gather momentum across both the United States and Canada, Kempf's book offers a handbook for resistance and change. The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing combines a detailed and informed ... Read more

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