The Testing Charade: Pretending to Make Schools Better
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 022640871X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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The one thing people seem to agree on, however, is that schools need to be held accountable—we need to know whether what they’re doing is actually working. It’s time to end our blind reliance on high-stakes tests. . In this powerful polemic, built on unimpeachable evidence and rooted in decades of experience with educational testing, Koretz calls out high-stakes testing as a sham, a false idol that is ripe for manipulation and shows little evidence of leading to educational improvement. And the longer we accept that lie, the more damage we do. And that has become a major problem. With The Testing Charade, Daniel Koretz insists that we face the facts and change course, and he give
"Dan Koretz, a distinguished academic, turns out to be a wonderful storyteller and a gifted writer as well. Please put this important book on your must read list.". Combining the latest data and moving stories of people caught up in the accountability frenzy, Koretz demonstrates that high-stakes testing has corrupted instruction, led educators to cut corners and even cheat, and produced sham increases in scores, while yielding precious little in the way of real improvements in student learning.The Testing Charade is accessible, riveting, and spot-on