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Author Kelly, Amy L., author.

Title The high stakes of testing : exploring student experience with standardized assessment through governmentality / by Amy L. Kelly.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill Sense, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Constructing knowledge : curriculum studies in action ; Volume 19
Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies in Action ; v. 19.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents National turn toward testing -- Critical pedagogy -- Understanding high-stakes standardized exams in the U.S. -- The history -- Pearson -- Consequences -- What is student voice -- Context -- In research -- In practice -- How Foucault's governmentality can help -- The theory -- In research -- For student voice and testing -- The study -- Methods -- Means -- What the kids have to say -- By grade level -- Their big ideas -- Interpreting student voice : themes -- What does all this mean?
Summary "Standardized assessments have long been part of the educative experience for students around the world. The high-stakes nature of these tests can have damaging and enduring effects for public school systems, particularly the youth. With the adoption of Common Core State Standards and mandated state-wide accountability measures, high-stakes tests, like the PARCC, gained quick and controversial notoriety. The high-stakes discourse has been dominated by politicians, educators, and parents. Notably absent from this dialogue are the voices of those whom are impacted the most; students. Largely influenced by Critical Pedagogy, this research sheds light on the negative, punitive, and often arbitrary nature of testing in schools. The paramount intention of this publication is to raise awareness of student experiences and perspectives of standardized testing. The High Stakes of Testing analyzes the experiences, relationships, thoughts, ideas, and opinions students have with standardized assessment measures. Interviews with seven students in Grades 3, 5, and 8 are examined through a governmentality lens to reveal the ways in which the youth are manipulated, regulated, and disciplined to view standardized testing as a natural part of what it means to be a public-school student. It is only when we can begin to see and appreciate how our youth interact with the omnipresent testing in our public schools can we begin to envision changing these accountability practices" Provided by publisher.
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Subject Educational tests and measurements -- Evaluation.
Educational tests and measurements -- Evaluation.
Student evaluation of curriculum.
Student evaluation of curriculum.
Education and state.
Education and state.
Critical pedagogy.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
Critical pedagogy.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Kelly, Amy L. High stakes of testing. Leiden ; Boston : Brill Sense, [2019] 9789004401341 (DLC) 2019013901
ISBN 9789004401365 (electronic book)
9004401369 (electronic book)
9789004401341 (paperback alkaline paper)
9004401342 (paperback alkaline paper)
9789004387232 (print)
Standard No. 10.1163/9789004401365