ERIC Number: EJ857059
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1521-0960
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High-Stakes Testing and Discursive Control: The Triple Bind for Non-Standard Student Identities
Au, Wayne W.
Multicultural Perspectives, v11 n2 p65-71 2009
The effects of high-stakes, standardized testing on the curriculum are discouraging the teaching of multicultural, anti-racist content. Test-influenced educational environments contribute to the reproduction of racial and cultural inequality in education. Using the lens of sociolinguistics, the author asserts that high-stakes, standardized tests ultimately exert a level of control over identities considered legitimate or illegitimate in classroom discourse. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Testing, Standardized Tests, High Stakes Tests, Discourse Analysis, Curriculum, Teaching Methods, College Students, Classroom Communication, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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