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ERIC Number: EJ583397
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
To Test or to Teach: Reflections from a Holistic Teacher-Researcher in South Texas.
Bussert-Webb, Kathy
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v42 n7 p582-85 Apr 1999
Relates the author's experiences teaching remedial reading in a Texas high school, where the state-mandated exit-level competency test heavily influences teaching. Discusses negative effects on students and on teachers. Describes how the author's teaching evolved from an emphasis on this basic skills test to a focus on engaging students in meaningful dialog about texts and their lives. (SR)
Descriptors: Discipline, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Attitudes, Reading Improvement, Remedial Reading, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: State Competency Tests; Texas; Texas Assessment of Academic Skills