Standardized Testing in Schools

✍ Scribed by Holly Dolezalek

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 114
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Credits......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 7
1: No Child Left Behind......Page 8
2: Testing Controversy......Page 18
3: The History of Testing......Page 26
4: Standards and Scoring......Page 36
5: What Is a Standardized Test?......Page 44
6: Writing a Good Test......Page 52
7: How Testing Affects Teaching......Page 62
8: Cheating: Students and Teachers......Page 72
9: Cheating: States and Districts......Page 82
10: Public Opinion......Page 90
Timeline......Page 98
Essential Facts......Page 102
Additional Resources......Page 104
Glossary......Page 106
Source Notes......Page 108
Index......Page 112
About the Author......Page 114

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