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Unintended Consequences of External Testing in Elementary Schools
Author(s) -
Smith Mary Lee,
Rottenberg Claire
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3992.1991.tb00210.x
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , mathematics education , psychology , unintended consequences , pedagogy , political science , law , communication
What is the impact of an external testing program on what teachers teach and the way they teach it? How does an external testing program affect a school's organization? Are these effects contrary to the general goal of improving schools?