Contradictions of School Reform - Educational Costs of Standardized Testing (Paperback)

As a result of large numbers of students failing to master the basic skills in education, many communitites have turned to standardized testing as a possible solution. Contradictions of Reform is a provocative look into the reality for students and teachers of this form of testing. Methods and strategies adopted by teachers to comply with standardized tests are analyzed to discover how this change in teaching practice influences both how and what students learn.