Put to the Test: The Effects of External Testing on Teachers.

Smith, Mary Lee

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ERIC Number: EJ432069

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Publication Date: 1991

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Put to the Test: The Effects of External Testing on Teachers.

Smith, Mary Lee

Educational Researcher, v20 n5 p8-11 Jun-Jul 1991

Examines, in a qualitative study, the role of mandated tests on elementary schools, describing in particular their emotional impact on teachers, who may suffer sanctions or loss of autonomy based on low test scores. Describes some of the curricular and methodological effects of standardized testing. (CJS)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Interviews, Multiple Choice Tests, Standardized Tests, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Alienation, Teacher Morale, Test Coaching, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Arizona (Phoenix)

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills

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