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Teaching Reading and Writing Beyond High-stakes Testing

Author : Rongrong Dong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781032449548
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (495 download)

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Book Synopsis Teaching Reading and Writing Beyond High-stakes Testing by : Rongrong Dong

Download or read book Teaching Reading and Writing Beyond High-stakes Testing written by Rongrong Dong and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book tells about an exemplary high school Chinese language arts teacher's effort in nurturing life-long readers and writers under the test-driven culture in China's society. It looks closely at his everyday literacy practices, focuses on his ways of creating authentic reading and writing spaces for students beyond test preparation. With the lens of social constructivism, the case study reveals his efforts of creating safe learning environment, modeling his literate life, connecting real life with literacy learning and building a school-wide literate life for students. Furthermore, he also collaborates with other Chinese language arts faculty, reaches out to school administrators and educators to gain any potential teaching resource for students. The findings indicate exemplary teachers are not only equipped with professional knowledge but also inter/intrapersonal knowledge and practical knowledge in their teaching career, which might be enlightening in today's high-stakes testing culture. The book will appeal to scholars of literacy education and teacher education, as well as pre-service & in-service teachers"--

Teaching Reading and Writing Beyond High-stakes Testing

Author : Rongrong Dong
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000849880
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Teaching Reading and Writing Beyond High-stakes Testing by : Rongrong Dong

Download or read book Teaching Reading and Writing Beyond High-stakes Testing written by Rongrong Dong and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells about an exemplary high school Chinese language arts teacher’s effort in nurturing lifelong readers and writers under the test-driven culture in China’s society. It looks closely at his everyday literacy practices, focuses on his ways of creating authentic reading and writing spaces for students beyond test preparation. With the lens of social constructivism, the case study reveals his efforts of creating safe learning environment, modeling his literate life, connecting real life with literacy learning, and building a school-wide literate life for students. Furthermore, he also collaborates with other Chinese language arts faculty and reaches out to school administrators and educators to gain any potential teaching resource for students. The findings indicate exemplary teachers are not only equipped with professional knowledge but also inter/intrapersonal knowledge and practical knowledge in their teaching career, which might be enlightening in today’s high-stakes testing culture. The book will appeal to scholars of literacy education and teacher education, as well as pre-service and in-service teachers.

Beyond Teaching to the Test

Author : Betsy Gilliland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780814102947
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Teaching to the Test written by Betsy Gilliland and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word accountability is everywhere in education today, but it means different things to different people. Speaking directly to teachers who work closely with English language learners, Betsy Gilliland and Shannon Pella examine essential questions in this age of accountability.

Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing

Author : IRA/NCTE Joint Task Force on Assessment
Publisher : International Reading Assoc.
ISBN 13 : 0872077764
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)

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Book Synopsis Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing by : IRA/NCTE Joint Task Force on Assessment

Download or read book Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing written by IRA/NCTE Joint Task Force on Assessment and published by International Reading Assoc.. This book was released on 2009-12-03 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this updated document, IRA and NCTE reaffirm their position that the primary purpose of assessment must be to improve teaching and learning for all students. Eleven core standards are presented and explained, and a helpful glossary makes this document suitable not only for educators but for parents, policymakers, school board members, and other stakeholders. Case studies of large-scale national tests and smaller scale classroom assessments (particularly in the context of RTI, or Response to Intervention) are used to highlight how assessments in use today do or do not meet the standards.

Read, Write, Lead

Author : Regie Routman
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416618732
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Book Synopsis Read, Write, Lead by : Regie Routman

Download or read book Read, Write, Lead written by Regie Routman and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literacy is a skill for all time, for all people. It is an integral part of our lives, whether we are students or adult professionals. Giving all educators the breadth of knowledge and practical tools that help students strengthen their literacy skills is the focus of Read, Write, Lead. Drawing on her experience as a mentor teacher, reading specialist, instructional coach, and staff developer, author Regie Routman offers time-tested advice on how to develop a schoolwide learning culture that leads to more effective reading and writing across the curriculum. She explains how every school—including yours—can: implement instructional practices that lead to better engagement and achievement in reading and writing for all students, from kindergarten through high school, including second-language and struggling learners; build Professional Literacy Communities of educators working together to create sustainable school change through professional learning based on shared beliefs; reduce the need for intervention through daily practices that ensure success, even for our most vulnerable learners; and embed the language of productive feedback in responsive instruction, conferences, and observations in order to accelerate learning for students, teachers, and leaders. In their own voices, teachers, principals, literacy specialists, and students offer real-life examples of changes that led to dramatic improvement in literacy skills and—perhaps just as important--increased joy in teaching and learning. Scattered throughout the book are “Quick Wins”--ideas and actions that can yield positive, affirming results while tackling the tough work of long-term change.

Beyond Testing

Author : Deborah Meier
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807758523
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Testing written by Deborah Meier and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Testing describes seven forms of assessment that are more effective than standardized test results. These assessments are more honest about what we can and cannot know about childrens knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Readers can compare and contrast each approach to determine which is most appropriate for their school.

The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing

Author : Gail M. Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461715474
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Book Synopsis The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing by : Gail M. Jones

Download or read book The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing written by Gail M. Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2003-04-09 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To better understand how high-stakes accountability has influenced teaching and learning, this book takes an in-depth look at the myriad consequences that high-stakes tests hold for students, teachers, administrators, and the public. By focusing on these tests and spending large amounts of time on test preparation and driving teachers to teach low-level, rote memorization, schools are essentially wiping out non-tested subjects such as science, social studies, physical education, and the arts. Although testing is promoted as a strategy for improving education for all, research shows that testing has differential effects on students with special needs, minority students, students living in poverty, and those for whom English is a second language. The Unintended Consequences of High Stakes Testing unpacks the assumptions and philosophical foundations on which testing policies are based. The authors' arguments are grounded in extensive interviews and research. Through an examination of research, these authors show that high-stakes testing promotes students' dependence on extrinsic motivation at the cost of intrinsic motivation and the associated love of learning—which has tangible impacts on their education and lives. Features: -Examines how high stakes testing from the perspectives of teachers, students, and adminstrators. -Considers how testing impacts the curriculum including tested subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics as well as non-tested subjects such as science, social studies, physical education, and the arts. -Documents how teachers and administrators engage in test preparation and discusses ethical and unethical test preparation practices. -Reviews the evolution of testing through history and how it mpacts the curriculum. -Examines the differential effects of testing on students with special needs, minority students, students living in poverty, and those for whom English is a second language.

Beyond Testing

Author : Deborah Meier
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807775843
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Beyond Testing by : Deborah Meier

Download or read book Beyond Testing written by Deborah Meier and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this timely book argue that a fundamentally complex problem—how to assess the knowledge of a child—cannot be reduced to a simple test score. Beyond Testing describes seven forms of assessment that are more effective than standardized test results: (1) student self-assessments, (2) direct teacher observations of students and their work, (3) descriptive reviews of the child, (4) reading and math interviews with children, (5) portfolios and public defense of student work, (6) school reviews and observations by outside professionals, and (7) school boards and town meetings. These assessments are more honest about what we can and cannot know about children’s knowledge, skills, and dispositions, and are more adaptable to varying educational missions. Readers can compare and contrast each approach and make informed decisions about what is most appropriate for their school. “Many people have wondered,‘If not standardized testing, then what?’ Here are the answers.” —Diane Ravitch, New York University “This is a terrific introduction to alternatives to current assessment practices. Highly recommended!” —David C. Berliner, Regent's Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University and bestselling author “All parents, educators, and politicians need to read this book.” —Wayne Au, editor, Rethinking Schools “Beyond Testing is an outstanding book that should be employed by teachers and administrators today.” —Carl A. Grant, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Beyond the Bubble Test

Author : Linda Darling-Hammond
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118456181
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Bubble Test written by Linda Darling-Hammond and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance assessment is a hot topic in school systems, and educators continue to analyze its costs, benefits, and feasibility as a replacement for high-stakes testing. Until now, researchers and policymakers have had to dig to find out what we know and what we still have to learn about performance assessment. Beyond the Bubble Test: How Performance Assessments Support 21st Century Learning synthesizes the latest findings in the field, and not a moment too soon. Statistics indicate that the United States is in danger of falling behind if it fails to adapt to our changing world. The memory and recall strategies of traditional testing are no longer adequate to equip our students with the skills they need to excel in the global economy. Instead teachers need to engage students in deeper learning, assessing their ability to use higher-order skills. Skills like synthesizing information, understanding evidence, and critical problem-solving are not achieved when we teach to multiple-choice exams. Examples in Beyond the Bubble Test paint a useful picture of how schools can begin to supplement traditional tests with something that works better. This book provides new perspectives on current performance assessment research, plus an incisive look at what’s possible at the local and state levels. Linda Darling-Hammond, with a team of leading scholars, bring together lessons learned, new directions, and solid recommendations into a single, readily accessible compendium. Beyond the Bubble Test situates the current debate on performance assessment within the context of testing in the United States. This comprehensive resource also looks beyond our U.S. borders to Singapore, Hong Kong, and other places whose reform-mindedness can serve as an example to us.

Wise Social Studies in an Age of High-Stakes Testing

Author : Elizabeth Anne Yeager
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607526824
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Wise Social Studies in an Age of High-Stakes Testing by : Elizabeth Anne Yeager

Download or read book Wise Social Studies in an Age of High-Stakes Testing written by Elizabeth Anne Yeager and published by IAP. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters in this volume illustrate how teachers are bringing creativity, higher-order thinking, and meaningful learning activities into particular school settings despite pressures of standards and testing. We chose the word wise for the title of this book, and we use it frequently to describe the pedagogical practices we have identified. The words powerful and ambitious are used as well. The larger point, as Keith C. Barton makes in his chapter, is that there is no necessary connection between content standards and high-stakes tests on the one hand, and lowlevel, rote instruction on the other. He reminds us, as Thornton (1991) and Wiggins (1987) previously have argued, that "teachers play a crucial role in mediating educational policy, and their intentions and interpretations have at least as much influence on classroom practice as does the content of standards and highstakes tests." Barton also asserts that “this makes it all the more crucial to identify the wisdom of practice that enables teachers . . . to engage students in powerful educational experiences.”

Using Standards and High-stakes Testing for Students

Author : Julie A. Gorlewski
Publisher : Counterpoints
ISBN 13 : 9781433115554
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (155 download)

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Book Synopsis Using Standards and High-stakes Testing for Students by : Julie A. Gorlewski

Download or read book Using Standards and High-stakes Testing for Students written by Julie A. Gorlewski and published by Counterpoints. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has received the AESA (American Educational Studies Association) Critics Choice Award 2012. This book overturns the typical conception of standards, empowering educators by providing concrete examples of how top-down models of assessment can be embraced and used in ways that are consistent with critical pedagogies. Although standards, as broad frameworks for setting learning targets, are not necessarily problematic, when they are operationalized as high-stakes assessments, test-based pedagogies emerge and frequently dominate the curriculum, leaving little room for critical pedagogies. In addition, critics maintain that high-stakes assessments perpetuate current class structures by maintaining skill gaps and controlling ideology, particularly beliefs in individualism, meritocracy, and what counts as knowledge. This book offers readers a deepened awareness of how educators can alleviate the effects of standardization, especially for students in poor and working-class communities. As teachers negotiate their roles in this time of increasing regulation and standardization, it is essential to maintain and model a critical stance toward curriculum and instruction. Educators know why this approach is vital: This book illustrates how to make it happen.

Reading to Learn

Author : Richard L. Allington
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572307629
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Reading to Learn written by Richard L. Allington and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourth-graders around the country face new, high-stakes standardized tests, drawing increased attention to the need for effective literacy instruction in the upper-elementary grades. This essential book goes beyond political catch-phrases to examine what actually works in the fourth-grade classroom. After reviewing current research on upper-elementary reading instruction, the book takes readers directly into the classrooms of six highly successful teachers. Like the previously published Learning to Read, which focused on the first grade, Reading to Learn offers a rare view of the techniques and strategies good teachers use to engage students, help them develop as thoughtful readers and writers, and bolster self-directed learning and literate conversation. Bringing to life the complexities of day-to-day work with diverse students, the book provides inspiration and practical ideas for any teacher in the upper-elementary grades.

The New Politics of the Textbook

Author : Heather Hickman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9460919308
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book The New Politics of the Textbook written by Heather Hickman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era when corporate and political leaders are using their power to control every aspect of the schooling process in North America, there has been surprisingly little research on the impact of textbook content on students. The contributors of this volume and its partner (The New Politics of the Textbook: Problematizing the Portrayal of Marginalized Groups in Textbooks) guide educators, school administrators, academics, and other concerned citizens to unpack the political, social, and cultural influences inherent in the textbooks of core content areas such as math, science, English, and social science. They urge readers to reconsider the role textbooks play in the creation of students’ political, social, and moral development and in perpetuating asymmetrical social and economic relationships, where social actors are bestowed unearned privileges and entitlements based upon their race, gender, sexuality, class, religion and linguistic background. Finally, they suggest ways to resist the hegemony of those texts through critical analyses, critical questioning, and critical pedagogies.

Winning Strategies for Test Taking, Grades 3-8

Author : Linda Denstaedt
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452273251
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Book Synopsis Winning Strategies for Test Taking, Grades 3-8 by : Linda Denstaedt

Download or read book Winning Strategies for Test Taking, Grades 3-8 written by Linda Denstaedt and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-03-09 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Arming your students with this game plan will lead to victory on test day. These well-defined writing and reading strategies will positively impact students′ scores." —Cheryl Yocum, English Language Arts Consultant Wayne RESA, MI "This book makes it easy for teachers to develop units based on their own state tests. By employing the strategies in this book, teachers will level the playing field for all students and make high-stakes test taking a game of knowledge rather than a game of chance." —Mary McConnell, School Improvement Facilitator Teach students essential skills for test taking and for lifelong learning! Winning Strategies for Test Taking provides a practical, three-week unit of test taking skills that makes the most efficient use of classroom time and uses commonsense strategies that are engaging for students in Grades 3–8. The authors′ fun approach raises the appeal of test taking and teaches effective metacognitive skills that transfer beyond the classroom into students′ lives. Full of reproducible resources such as planning guides, models, examples of think-alouds, annotated state exams, and more, this book shows how to help students excel at different types of test formats, including Reading and analyzing texts Multiple choice questions True-or-false questions Constructed response writing Writing to a prompt Meet the demands of high-stakes testing and develop students′ confidence to conquer the challenges of test taking in the classroom and decision making throughout their lives.

Unequal By Design

Author : Wayne Au
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135853746
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Unequal By Design written by Wayne Au and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unequal By Design critically examines high-stakes standardized testing in order to illuminate what is really at stake for students, teachers, and communities negatively affected by such testing. This thoughtful analysis traces standardized testing’s origins in the Eugenics and Social Efficiency movements of the late 19th and early 20th century through its current use as the central tool for national educational reform via No Child Left Behind. By exploring historical, social, economic, and educational aspects of testing, author Wayne Au demonstrates that these tests are not only premised on the creation of inequality, but that their structures are inextricably intertwined with social inequalities that exist outside of schools.

Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students, MyLabSchool Edition

Author : Thomas G. Gunning
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 : 9780205451210
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students, MyLabSchool Edition written by Thomas G. Gunning and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its inclusive view of literacy, this edition emphasizes methods that have been validated by research & practice, while delivering the basics of the major aspects of reading & writing. It provides its readers with step-by-step guidance for teaching reading & writing, featuring sample lessons for every major literacy skill/strategy.

Teaching and Evaluating Writing in the Age of Computers and High-Stakes Testing

Author : Carl Whithaus
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317441427
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Book Synopsis Teaching and Evaluating Writing in the Age of Computers and High-Stakes Testing by : Carl Whithaus

Download or read book Teaching and Evaluating Writing in the Age of Computers and High-Stakes Testing written by Carl Whithaus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-04-27 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes on a daunting task: How do writing teachers continue to work toward preparing students for academic and real-world communication situations, while faced with the increasing use of standardized high-stakes testing? Teachers need both the technical ability to deal with this reality and the ideological means to critique the information technologies and assessment methods that are transforming the writing classroom. Teaching and Evaluating Writing in the Age of Computers and High-Stakes Testing serves this dual need by offering a theoretical framework, actual case studies, and practical methods for evaluating student writing. By examining issues in writing assessment--ranging from the development of electronic portfolios to the impact of state-wide, standards-based assessment methods on secondary and post-secondary courses--this book discovers four situated techniques of authentic assessment that are already in use at a number of locales throughout the United States. These techniques stress: *interacting with students as communicators using synchronous and asynchronous environments; *describing the processes and products of student learning rather than enumerating deficits; *situating pedagogy and evaluation within systems that incorporate rather than exclude local variables; and *distributing assessment among diverse audiences. By advocating for a flexible system of communication-based assessment in computer-mediated writing instruction, this book validates teachers' and students' experiences with writing and also acknowledges the real-world weight of the new writing components on the SAT and ACT, as well as on state-mandated standardized writing and proficiency exams.