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The Effects of Standardized Testing on Teaching and Schools |
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| Authors: | Joan L Herman Shari Golan |
| Institution: | Associate Director at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, 145 Moore Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1522. Her specializations are learning and instruction, evaluation, test use, and alternative assessment.;Education Policy Analyst at SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, BS-160, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Her specializations are social psychology and educational psychology. |
| Abstract: | How much influence does standardized testing exert on teaching and learning in upper elementary classrooms? Is there any difference between the impact of testing on low-SES and high-SES classrooms? How much impact does "teaching to the test" appear to have on test scores? |
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