| Description |
263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-248) and index. |
| Contents |
The outcome goals of American public education -- Weighting the goals of public education -- Goal distortion -- Perverse accountability -- Accountability by the numbers -- Early NAEP -- School boards, accreditation, and Her Majesty's inspectors -- An accountability system for schools and other institutions of youth development -- Appendices: Schools as scapegoats -- A broader, bolder approach to education -- Goals survey methodology -- Teacher accounts of goal distortion. |
| Summary |
"...Instead of just grading progress in one or two narrow subjects, we should hold schools accountable for the broad outcomes we expect from public education -- basic knowledge and skills, critical thinking, an appreciation of the arts, physical and emotional health, and preparation for skilled employment -- and then develop the means to measure and ensure schools' success in achieving them. Grading Education describes a new kind of accountability plan for public education, one that relies on higher-quality testing, focuses on professional evaluation, and builds on capacities we already possess..." |
| Subject |
Educational accountability.
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Educational accountability. |
| Added Author |
Jacobsen, Rebecca.
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Wilder, Tamara, 1980-
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| ISBN |
9780807749395 |
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0807749397 |
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