Politics, Persuasion, and Educational Testing / / Lorraine M. McDonnell.

In a story of reform and backlash, Lorraine McDonnell reveals the power and the dangers of policies based on appeals to voters' values. Exploring the political struggles inspired by mass educational tests, she analyzes the design and implementation of statewide testing in California, Kentucky,...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2004
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tables and Figures
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Testing from a Political Perspective
  • 2 Persuasion as a Policy Instrument
  • 3 The State Politics of Testing
  • 4 Local Testing Controversies: The Case of CLAS
  • 5 Testing and Teaching
  • 6 Aligning Politics, Policy, and Practice
  • Appendix: Sample Characteristics and Data Collection Instruments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index