A View from the Bottom: What Happens When Your School System Ranks Last?
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| Title: | A View from the Bottom: What Happens When Your School System Ranks Last? |
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| Authors: | Vogler, Kenneth, Kennedy Jr., Robert J. |
| Source: | Phi Delta Kappan. Feb2003, Vol. 84 Issue 6, p446. 3p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, *Educational accountability, *Achievement tests, *Public schools, *Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Abstract: | Traces the choices made by Lawrence Public Schools in Massachusetts regarding test-preparation programs for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. Controversy surrounding the use of standardized tests as the focal point of state accountability programs; State-mandated tests and the high stakes involved; Systems in which the students do not perform well on the tests; Preparation tests' interference with existing academic programs. |
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| Abstract: | Traces the choices made by Lawrence Public Schools in Massachusetts regarding test-preparation programs for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. Controversy surrounding the use of standardized tests as the focal point of state accountability programs; State-mandated tests and the high stakes involved; Systems in which the students do not perform well on the tests; Preparation tests' interference with existing academic programs. |
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| ISSN: | 00317217 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/003172170308400607 |
