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Teacher Perceptions of the Common Core Performance Standards
The Common Core State Standards were implemented in the state of Georgia in the 2012/2013 school year replacing NCLB. Previous studies indicated that teachers and administrators viewed NCLB negatively, and the purpose of this study was to gauge teachers'
Sandra Cochrane, Joshua Cuevas
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Purpose: There is currently no standardized testing protocol for assessing clients' fitness/health within the Australian fitness industry. This study examined the perceptions of the feasibility of using a standardized testing protocol among Australian ...
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Negative Effects of Standardized Testing [PDF]
This Capstone Project focused on the negative effects of standardized testing and the alternatives. The participants for this project consisted of 32 third-graders in a public elementary school located in Southern California.
Brown, Brianna
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A Critical Review of “Getting Tough? The Impact of High School Graduation Exams”
This review critiques the highly-praised and influential 2001 study, “Getting Tough? The Impact of High School Graduation Exams,” which concluded that “minimum competency,” or high school “graduation exams,” had no effect on student achievement.
Richard P Phelps
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The Rot Spreads Worldwide: OECD - Taken In and Taking Sides [PDF]
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Richard P Phelps
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The Effects of Standardized Testing on Students [PDF]
Though standardized tests have been a traditional aspect of the United States public education system for centuries, resulting from the recent educational reforms, there has been much controversy over whether they continue to provide adequate value and ...
Pietromonaco, Cristina
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Looking Back on DC Education Reform 10 Years After, Part 1: The Grand Tour
Ten years ago, I worked as the Director of Assessments for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). My tenure coincided with Michelle Rhee’s last nine months as Chancellor.
Richard P Phelps
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Rigorous Standards, At What Price? Or What Will Students Learn When No One Is Looking?
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Barbara Applebaum
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Contextual Responsiveness: An Enduring Challenge for Educational Assessment in Africa
Numerous studies in Africa have found that indigenous conceptualization of intelligence includes dimensions of social responsibility and reflective deliberation, in addition to the dimension of cognitive alacrity emphasized in most intelligence tests ...
Robert Serpell, Barnabas Simatende
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Inequalities of Standardized Testing [PDF]
Minorities in America are constantly facing inequalities throughout different portions of their life. The school system is is an area of these inequalities that does not get enough attention to work to change it.
Mcshane, Megan
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