| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and indexes. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements -- United States.
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Educational tests and measurements. |
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United States. |
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Education -- Standards -- United States.
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Education -- Standards. |
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Mathematics -- Examinations, questions, etc.
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Mathematics. |
| Genre/Form |
Examinations.
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| Subject |
Science -- Examinations, questions, etc.
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Science. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Examinations.
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| Added Author |
Firestone, William A.
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Monfils, Lora Frances.
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Schorr, Roberta Y.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ambiguity of teaching to the test. Mahwah, NJ : L. Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2004 0805845682 0805845690 (DLC) 2003054587 (OCoLC)52838567 |
| ISBN |
1410609944 (electronic book) |
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9781410609946 (electronic book) |
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0805845682 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0805845690 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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