Teacher Perceptions of Proficiency Testing: A Winning Ohio Suburban School District Expresses Itself.

Kubow, Patricia K.; DeBard, Robert

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Publication Date: 2000

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Teacher Perceptions of Proficiency Testing: A Winning Ohio Suburban School District Expresses Itself.

Kubow, Patricia K.; DeBard, Robert

American Secondary Education, v29 n2 p16-25 Win 2000

Findings from a study conducted with 203 suburban secondary and elementary teachers in Ohio reveal concerns about proficiency testing's effects on professional job environment, curriculum, student learning behavior and needs, and community relations. Economic and policy forces are de-professionalizing certain aspects of teachers' work. (Contains 14 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Workload, High Stakes Tests, Influences, Learning, Suburban Schools, Teacher Response, Work Environment

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ohio

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