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Download full textPassman, Roger; McKnight, Katherine S. – 2002
High stakes testing presents a significant problem for the design of effective professional development. The absurdity of asking teachers and administrators to raise test scores constantly encourages teachers to teach to the test without regard for the intellectual development of students. This case study from Texas describes the reflective…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Practices
