The high stakes of testing : : exploring student experience with standardized assessment through governmentality / / By Amy L. Kelly.

Standardized assessments have long been part of the educative experience for students around the world. The high-stakes nature of these tests can have damaging and enduring effects for public school systems, particularly the youth. With the adoption of Common Core State Standards and mandated state-...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Sense,, [2019]
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies in Action 19.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 134 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Who Cares What the Kids Think?
  • Understanding High-Stakes Standardized Exams in the US
  • What Is Student Voice?
  • How Foucault’s Governmentality Can Help
  • The Study
  • What the Kids Have to Say
  • Interpreting Student Voice: Themes
  • What Does All This Mean?
  • Possibilities: Where Do We Go from Here?
  • Back Matter
  • References
  • Index.