Stories from the Shadows: High-Stakes Testing and Teacher Preparation.

Watson, Patricia A.; Abel, Carolyn Davidson; Lacina, Jan Guidry; Alexander, Vi Cain; Mayo, Karen Embry

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ERIC Number: EJ640717

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Publication Date: 2002

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Stories from the Shadows: High-Stakes Testing and Teacher Preparation.

Watson, Patricia A.; Abel, Carolyn Davidson; Lacina, Jan Guidry; Alexander, Vi Cain; Mayo, Karen Embry

Language Arts, v79 n3 p216-25 Jan 2002

Describes how a group of Texas teacher educators use story to examine their teaching decisions in the face of a test-driven curriculum. Notes that their stories reflect their responses to pressures to create curriculum that imitates the test rather than remaining learner-centered. (SG)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators, Teaching Methods, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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