No one left standing : will the rewrite of NCLB be enough? / Michele Wages.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wages, Michele, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

United States.

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (United States).

Educational tests and measurements--United States.

Educational tests and measurements.

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Education--Standards.

Physical Description:

xvii, 87 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Summary:

Every public school student in the U.S. experience various types of testing each year. For decades, the purpose and quality of such testing, the time it takes to administer and take the test, and how the data is used have been the topics of discussion among students, parents, educators, and policymakers. Those supporting the importance of testing assume that more assessment improves student achievement and that the pros of testing outweigh their "perceptions" of the additional costs. Those against excessive testing believe that schools are sacrificing learning time in order to test or prepare for the test. They also believe that reduced learning time of nontested subjects occurs and more time is given to those students who are performing right below the proficiency score, or "bubble kids", instead of developing every student's full potential. Testing in U.S. public schools is out of control. The stress and pressures for all involved have effects that are not even measurable in most instances. Is this really the best thing for our schools? Are there alternative measures that may serve our future in a better way? Will the rewrite of No Child Left Behind be enough? Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Why Experts Say We Need Standardized Tests 1

2 Why Teachers Say We Don't Need So Much Testing 9

3 What's Wrong with Standardized Tests? 15

4 So Why Do We Test? 25

5 The Other Costs of Standardized Tests 31

6 How Is the Increase in Child Poverty Affecting Standardized Testing? 37

7 How Is the Increase in Cultural Diversity Affecting Standardized Testing? 43

8 What Do Standardized Tests Actually Reflect? 49

9 Are There Benefits to Standardized Testing? 55

10 Are There Alternatives to Standardized Testing? 61

11 Will the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Act Fix the Problems? 67.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781475822625

1475822626

9781475822632

1475822634

OCLC:

966384396