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ERIC Number: EJ640692
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-8204
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"Fighting the Toxic Status Quo": Alfie Kohn on Standardized Tests and Teacher Education.
Appleman, Deborah; Thompson, Micheal J.
English Education, v34 n2 p95-103 Jan 2002
Considers how many teacher educators feel caught between the need to comply with state and federal laws governing the approval of their teacher education programs and the desire to resist what many feel to be another example of "testing gone wild." Presents a conversation with Alfie Kohn on high stakes tests for teachers and for students. (SG)
Descriptors: Educational Change, English Instruction, High Stakes Tests, Higher Education, Interviews, Standardized Tests, Teacher Competency Testing, Teacher Educator Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Themed Issue: What's Really at Stake Here? High-Stakes Assessment of Teachers.