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ERIC Number: EJ597075
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The Courage To Be Constructivist.
Brooks, Martin G.; Brooks, Jacqueline Grennon
Educational Leadership, v57 n3 p18-24 Nov 1999
Attempting to capture the complexity of learning on standardized state assessments severely limits student knowledge and expression. Inevitably, schools reduce the curriculum to what is covered on tests. Students control their learning. Constructivist teachers structure lessons around big ideas, value relevance, and strive to challenge students' suppositions. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Constructivism (Learning), Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure, Foundations of Education, Remedial Programs, Scores, Standardized Tests, State Action, Student Evaluation, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mandated Tests