Right Destination, Wrong Direction.

Metzger, Scott Alan

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Publication Date: 2000

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Right Destination, Wrong Direction.

Metzger, Scott Alan

Michigan Social Studies Journal, v12 n1 p17-19 Fall 2000

Criticizes the Grade 11 Social Studies Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP), stating that it lacks incentives for all students; is not truly an exit examination; drives changes in local curriculum; and is too heavily grounded in structuralist assumptions. Appeals for a progressive redirection of the Social Studies MEAP. (CMK)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Design, Grade 11, Incentives, Persuasive Discourse, Secondary Education, Social Studies, State Standards, Test Use

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