Constraining Elementary Teachers' Work: Dilemmas and Paradoxes Created by State Mandated Testing.

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Title: Constraining Elementary Teachers' Work: Dilemmas and Paradoxes Created by State Mandated Testing.
Language: English
Authors: Mathison, Sandra, Freeman, Melissa
Source: Education Policy Analysis Archives. 2003 11(34).
Availability: For full text: http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Publication Date: 2003
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, High Stakes Tests, State Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Testing Programs
ISSN: 1068-2341
Abstract: Studied teacher attitudes toward high-stakes and mandated testing in two New York elementary schools. Findings show high-stakes tests forced teachers to act in ways they did not think were professional and required instructional environments teachers did not think were conducive to student success. (SLD)
Entry Date: 2004
Accession Number: EJ680104
Database: ERIC
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