Testing is not teaching : what should count in education / Donald H. Graves.

Author/creator Graves, Donald H.
Format Book
Publication InfoPortsmouth, NH : Heinemann, ©2002.
Descriptionxi, 100 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Testing is not teaching -- The freedom factor -- Sharing power with intelligent expectation -- Everyone has a story to tell -- Let's change the face of competition -- Necessary qualities in the twenty-first-century learner -- The child is the most important evaluator -- When testing lowers standards -- Accountability -- A pessimist looks at the future of education in America -- Assessments that raise standards -- Tap teacher expertise for higher standards -- Are long, slow thinkers an endangered species? -- What writing does -- The bottom line -- What's that for? -- What happened to time for teaching? -- Teaching when time is in short supply -- The energy of continual composition -- A mutual trust -- Building an energy-filled future for public education.
Abstract In 22 essays, Don Graves shows how testing encroaches on teacher freedom; considers how narrow standards can actually reduce student achievement; asks questions that can help teachers to cope with these new restrictions; and discusses practices that support humane teaching in a testing environment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 99-100).
LCCN 2002009727
ISBN0325004803 (pbk. : alk.paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB3051 .G66697 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold