High-stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning

High-stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 0742561496
ISBN-13 : 9780742561496
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Book Synopsis High-stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning by : David W. Hursh

Download or read book High-stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning written by David W. Hursh and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that education in the States and Britain has been radically transformed, through efforts to create curricular standards, and through an emphasis on accountability measured by standardized tests, and efforts to introduce market competition and private services into educational systems.


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