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ERIC Number: EJ615500
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0739-9863
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The Significance of the TAAS Test for Mexican Immigrant and Mexican American Adolescents: A Case Study.
Valenzuela, Angela
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v22 n4 p524-39 Nov 2000
A 3-year case study of a Houston (Texas) high school demonstrates that high stakes testing is an alienating feature of schooling. The need to pass the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills to graduate discourages many Mexican American and immigrant Mexican students from completing high school or considering college. The English-only nature of the test is problematic. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Graduation Requirements, High School Students, High Schools, High Stakes Tests, Hispanic American Students, Immigrants, Limited English Speaking, Mexican American Education, Mexican Americans, Student Alienation, Student School Relationship, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
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