Koretz, Daniel

The Testing Charade: Pretending to Make Schools Better

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ISBN 13:: 9780226644882
author:: Koretz, Daniel
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: University of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2019
Pages:: 288
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 centimetres
Genre:: Nonfiction, Education, Testing & Measurement,
Condition:: New
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The Testing Charade: Pretending to Make Schools Better For decades, efforts to improve public education have been marked by disagreement over approaches and little consensus on what works. One area of agreement is that schools need accountability, but the question remains how this should be achieved in practice. Daniel Koretz argues that high-stakes testing has become a major problem, with its focus on standardized tests leading to harm for students and undermining the ideals of teaching. Koretz contends that test-based accountability has failed, becoming an end in itself rather than a means to improve education. He calls out high-stakes testing as a sham, arguing that it is ripe for manipulation and shows little evidence of leading to educational improvement. Instead, Koretz suggests that we need to measure what matters, using multiple methods beyond standardized tests. By facing the facts and changing course, Koretz offers a blueprint for doing better. His powerful polemic is built on unimpeachable evidence and rooted in decades of experience with educational testing, making it an essential read for anyone interested in education policy and reform.

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