High Stakes Testing
Date Submitted: 03/07/2000 04:54:41
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 13 pages (3585 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 13 pages (3585 words)
Introduction
<Tab/>For centuries, the prevailing assumption about learning has been that the teacher tells, shows, or demonstrates facts, knowledge, rules of action, and principles, and then the students practices them (Burton, 1996). Hence, the way in which a student was assessed has been indicative of this assumption. However, in the last decade there has been somewhat of a "revolution" in the world of education. Educators and policy makers alike have worked …
Is this Essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
…Phi Delta Kappan, May 2003; 665-668
XII.<Tab/>Woodson, C.G., Miseducation of the negro. Africa World Press, Inc.
XIII.<Tab/>Stake, R. (1998). Some comments on assessment in u.s. education. Educational Policy Analysis Archives 6 (14)
XIV.<Tab/>Heubert, J. P., Hauser, R. M.(1999). High stakes: testing for tracking, promotion, and graduation. Washington, DC: National Academy Press [On-line]. Available: http://www.nap.edu/html/highstakes/
Need a custom written paper? Let our professional writers save your time.