Standardized Testing: Undermining Equity in Education. Report Prepared for the National Issues in Education Initiative = Les Tests Standardises: Atteinte a L'Equite en Education. Rapport Prepare dans le Cadre de la Campagne des Dossiers Nationaux en Education.

Autor/in	Froese-Germain, Bernie
Institution	Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa (Ontario).
Titel	Standardized Testing: Undermining Equity in Education. Report Prepared for the National Issues in Education Initiative = Les Tests Standardises: Atteinte a L'Equite en Education. Rapport Prepare dans le Cadre de la Campagne des Dossiers Nationaux en Education.
Quelle	(1999), (153 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; französisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-88989-326-8
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Accountability; Achievement Tests; Curriculum; Educational Assessment; Elementary Secondary Education; Equal Education; Foreign Countries; Performance Based Assessment; Standardized Tests; Test Bias; Test Use; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Verantwortung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Ausland; Leistungsermittlung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Testkritik; Testanwendung; Kanada
Abstract	Changes in assessment policy have resulted in a proliferation of testing in Canadian schools. Advocates claim that more testing will result in greater accountability, but this book states that there is little evidence to support standardized testing from a pedagogical perspective. It examines the effects of standardized testing on educational equity, emphasizing the impact of testing bias and the misuse of test results. It also discusses performance-based assessment and the politics of testing. Some general observations on the assessment of student learning are presented, and some principles to guide decision making in the areas of assessment, evaluation, and curriculum are suggested. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Problems with Standardized Testing--An Overview"; (3)"Testing and Inequity in Education"; (4) "A Few Words about Authentic Assessment"; (5) "Politics of Testing"; and (6) "Some General Observations." Appendixes contain a summary of problems with standardized testing, some principles for fair student assessment, and the principles of the Canadian Teachers Federation on curriculum, assessment, and evaluation. (Contains 68 references.) (SLD)
Anmerkungen	Canadian Teachers' Federation, 110 Argyle Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1B4, Canada. Tel: 613-232-1505; Fax: 613-232-1886; e-mail: info@ctf-fce.ca. Web site: http://www.ctf-fce.ca.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC