Testing Wars in the Public Schools - A Forgotten History

Informationen zum Autor William J. Reese is Carl F. Kaestle WARF Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin--Madison. Klappentext Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children's health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today's battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam. Zusammenfassung Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children’s health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today’s battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam.

Product details

• Authors: William J. Reese, Reese William J.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2013
• EAN: 9780674073043
• ISBN: 978-0-674-07304-3
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Educational psychology, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Education, United States of America, USA, Educational strategies & policy, History of the Americas, Education: examinations and assessment