Testing Wars in the Public Schools : : A Forgotten History / / William J. Reese.
Written tests to evaluate students were a radical and controversial innovation when American educators began adopting them in the 1800s. Testing quickly became a key factor in the political battles during this period that gave birth to America's modern public school system. William J. Reese off...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1. Festivals of Learning
- CHAPTER 2. A-Putting Down Sin
- CHAPTER 3. Screwing Machines
- CHAPTER 4. A Pile of Thunder-Bolts
- CHAPTER 5. Thanatopsis and Square Roots
- CHAPTER 6. Chewing Pencil Tops
- CHAPTER 7. The Culture of Testing
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index