Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools.

Kohn, Alfie

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ERIC Number: EJ596974

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools.

Kohn, Alfie

American School Board Journal, v186 n10 p31-34 Oct 1999

Overreliance on standardized testing sends a message to students that learning is remembering facts, and that intelligence is a function of how quickly people can do things. In schools around the country, the content and style of teaching are being placed in the service of the tests. (MLF)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Experience, Public Schools, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Teacher Morale, Teaching Methods, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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