Description |
x, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Counterpoints: studies in the postmodern theory of education,
1058-1634 ;
vol. 451
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Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 451.
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Contents |
Introduction: The roots of grades-and-tests / Alfie Kohn -- Pt. I. Degrading learning, detesting education: the failure of high-stakes accountability in education : NCLB's lost decade for educational progress: what can we learn from this policy failure? / Lisa Guisbond with Monty Neill and Bob Schaeffer ; High-stakes testing assessment: the deus ex machina of quality in education / Fernando F. PadrĂ³ ; Technocratic groupthink inflates the testing bubble / Anthony Cody ; Mean scores in a mean world / Lawrence Baines and Rhonda Goolsby ; De-grading literacy: how New York State tests knowledge, culture, and critical thinking / Julie A. Gorlewski and David A. Gorlewski ; The corporate model of schooling: how high stakes testing dehumanizes education / Morna McDermott ; Standardized testing and boredom at an urban middle school / Richard Mora ; Reconciling student outcomes and community self-reliance in modern school reform contexts / Brian R. Beabout and Andre M. Perry ; The role of assessment in empowering/disempowering students in the critical pedagogy classroom / David L. Bolton and John M. Elmore -- Pt. II. De-grading and de-testing in a time of high-stakes education reform : The case against grades / Alfie Kohn ; Reduced to numbers: from concealing to revealing learning / Joe Bower ; Outside the wounding machine: grading and the motive for metaphor / John Hoben ; No testing week: focusing on creativity in the classroom / Peter DeWitt ; Journey into ungrading / Hadley J. Ferguson ; Moving beyond "parents just want to know the grade!" / Jim Webber and Maja Wilson ; De-grading writing instruction in a time of high-stakes testing: the power of feedback in workshop / P. L. Thomas ; One week, many thoughts / Brian Rhode ; Conclusion: Striving toward authentic teaching for social justice / Lisa William-White. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Subject |
Educational tests and measurements.
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Educational tests and measurements. |
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Educational accountability.
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Educational accountability. |
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Educational change.
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Educational change. |
Added Author |
Bower, Joe, editor.
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Thomas, P. L. (Paul Lee), 1961- editor.
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ISBN |
1433122405 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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1433122391 (paperback) |
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9781433122408 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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9781433122392 (paperback) |
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9781453910818 (e-book) |
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