Limiting the Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing.

dc.creator	Stuart S. Yeh
dc.date	2005-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:53:44Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:53:44Z
dc.identifier	1068-2341
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/7eab199840554ddbb6d0199b7832930a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/31546
dc.description	Interviews with 61 teachers and administrators in four Minnesota school districts suggest that, in their judgment, Minnesota's state-mandated tests were well-aligned with curricular priorities and teachers' instructional goals, emphasizing critical thinking as well as competencies needed to pass the Basic Standards exit exam, and avoiding the type of recall item that would require drill and memorization. This result, i n combination with a survey showing that 85 percent of Minnesota teachers support the exit exam, suggests that Minnesota has been unusually successful in designing a high stakes testing system that has garnered teacher support. The success of Minnesota's model suggests that unintended narrowing of the curriculum due to high stakes testing may be avoided if pressure on teachers to narrow the curriculum is reduced through well-designed, well-aligned exams.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Arizona State University
dc.relation	http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/148
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1068-2341
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol 13, p 43 (2005)
dc.subject	testing
dc.subject	assessment
dc.subject	accountability
dc.subject	curriculum
dc.subject	policy analysis
dc.subject	large-scale achievement tests
dc.subject	high stakes.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Limiting the Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing.
dc.type	article