Case Against Standardized Testing Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools

Name: Case Against Standardized Testing Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools
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ISBN: 9780325003252

ISBN-10: 0325003254

ISBN-13: 9780325003252

Edition: 2000

Authors: Alfie Kohn

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The more we learn about standardized testing.the more likely we are to be appalled. And the more appalled we are, the more inclined we will be to do what is necessary to protect our children. - Alfie Kohn Our students are tested to an extent that is unprecedented in American history and unparalleled anywhere in the world. Politicians and businesspeople, determined to get tough with students and teachers, have increased the pressure to raise standardized test scores. Unfortunately, the effort to do so typically comes at the expense of more meaningful forms of learning. That disturbing conclusion emerges from Alfie Kohn's devastating new indictment of standardized testing. Drawing from…

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List price: $28.87
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 9/8/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 104
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Alfie Kohn was described by "Time" as "the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades & test scores." The author of the influential "No Contest" & "Punished by Rewards," he writes & speaks widely about human behavior, education, & social theory. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.



Measuring


What Matters Least


The Worst Tests Burnt at the High Stakes


Poor Teaching for Poor Kids


If Not Standardized Tests, Then What?


Fighting the Tests