Bumps in the Road: Test Madness

Name: Bumps in the Road: Test Madness
Creator: Wanda B. Hedrick
Keywords: 4. Education

Wanda B. Hedrick

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Bumps in the Road: Test Madness

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2007 English Publisher:National Council of Teachers of EnglishJournal:Voices from the Middle, volume 15, pages 64-65 (issn: 1074-4762, eissn: 1943-3069,

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Authors: Wanda B. Hedrick;

doi: 10.58680/vm20076596

Bumps in the Road: Test Madness

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There’s accountability and then there’s the testing craze an iatrogenic practice that undermines real learning. Hedrick documents the negative effects of testing, giving teachers another weapon in their arsenal against mindless preparation for high-stakes tests.

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