The global testing culture: shaping education policy, perceptions, and practice edited by William C. Smith
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DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2016.1208456
Abstract: own institutions. like wickens, they are researching within their own professional community and often gathering data from fellow professionals with whom they have already interacted as professionals and with whom they must continue working after… read more here.
Keywords: research; testing culture; culture shaping; shaping education ... See more keywords
Evaluating the Global Testing Culture: A Response to Ramirez and Colleagues
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DOI: 10.1086/701024
Abstract: The recently published article by Ramirez and colleagues (2018), “International Tests, National Assessments, and Educational Development (1970– 2012),” is unique in using panel data from more than four decades to evaluate the potential negative consequences… read more here.
Keywords: response; ramirez colleagues; testing culture; culture ... See more keywords
Learning by Experience in a Standardized Testing Culture
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DOI: 10.1177/1053825916685737
Abstract: Standardized testing pressure sometimes discourages schools from broadly implementing experiential learning opportunities. However, some K-12 schools are challenging the trend with greater commitment to learning by experience. STREAM (science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, mathematics) school… read more here.
Keywords: standardized testing; testing culture; learning experience; experience standardized ... See more keywords