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Unintended Consequences of External Testing in Elementary Schools |
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| Authors: | Mary Lee Smith Claire Rottenberg |
| Institution: | Professor in the College of Education, Arizona State University (ASU), Farmer Bldg. 107, Tempe, AZ 85287. She specializes in educational policy studies and qualitative research methodology.;Assistant professor at University of Southwestern Louisiana, Box 44607, Lafayette, LA 70504. |
| Abstract: | What is the impact of an external testing program on what teachers teach and the way they teach it? How does an external testing program affect a school's organization? Are these effects contrary to the general goal of improving schools? |
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