American History Teaching And Testing

Author : Gerard Giordano
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9780820472553
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Testing Came to Dominate American Schools written by Gerard Giordano and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2005 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although originally designed as instruments to gauge students' progress, tests eventually were used to modify curricula, learning materials, pedagogy, and many practical features of schooling. Tests were employed to shape attitudes toward national issues such as employment, immigration, and defense. Worried about the enormous consequences that were at stake, advocates and opponents pitched their cases to educators, parents, journalists, and policymakers and also targeted special audiences. Testing proponents pleaded with military leaders, businesspeople, and scholastic publishers while their adversaries appealed to job seekers, college applicants, racial minorities, and anti-establishmentarians. This book illustrates how all of these parties showed interest; many became passionate; and some decisively influenced the course of American educational testing.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Testing in American Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martin James Stormzand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American History Teaching and Testing written by Martin James Stormzand and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : S. G. Grant
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607525402
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring History written by S. G. Grant and published by IAP. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measuring History complements the cases presented in Wise Social Studies Practices (Yeager & Davis, 2005). Yeager and Davis highlight the rich and ambitious teaching that can occur in the broad context of state-level testing. In this book, the chapter authors and I bring the particular state history tests more to the fore and examine how teachers are responding to them. At the heart of Measuring History are cases of classroom teachers in seven states (Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia) where new social studies standards and new, and generally high-stakes, state-level history tests are prominent. In these chapters, the authors describe and analyze the state’s testing efforts and how those efforts are being interpreted in the context of classroom practice. The results both support and challenge prevailing views on the efficacy of testing as a vehicle for educational reform. Catherine Horn (University of Houston) and I lay the groundwork for the case studies through a set of introductory chapters that examine the current environment, the research literature, and the technical qualities of history tests.

Author : James W. Loewen
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1595583262
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lies My Teacher Told Me written by James W. Loewen and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.

Author : Mike Henry
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475815484
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What They Didn't Teach You in American History Class written by Mike Henry and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the average person, most of the American history that he or she knows comes from facts taught to them in school to prepare them for their state mandated tests. That's not the fault of their teachers who were just carrying out the directives of their employers. But it's also a fact that a great deal of that content that they were teaching is dry and boring. However, as in every aspect of life, there is always another story behind each major event. The story of America is interesting and exciting, but it's those lesser known parts of our history that make it special. Even though in most cases, the names and events in the book will be recognizable, most of the stories about them will be new to the reader. If you're a young teacher, perhaps you'll find some material to help you get through those less-than-exciting areas of your textbook. If you hated history as a student, maybe you'll find some of these tales entertaining. For those of you who are history buffs, hopefully you'll come across a few things that are new to you.

Author : S.G. Grant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135625891
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History Lessons written by S.G. Grant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses extended case studies of two New York teachers and their students combined with discussion of the existing research literature, to explore issues central to understanding teaching, learning, and testing in secondary school history classrooms.

Author : James P. Stobaugh
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 089051643X
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American History-Teacher written by James P. Stobaugh and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher Guide for the 34-week, 9th-12th grade history course! This convenient teacher's guide includes perforated, three-hole punched worksheets, grading criteria, and exams to assess student comprehension. This curriculum reflects a solid educational process to help a student develop a Christian world view and form his/her own understanding of history from that perspective.

Author : Fred Arnold Johnson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6N/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Depth Versus Breadth in Teaching American History to High School Students written by Fred Arnold Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ron Paul
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455577162
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The School Revolution written by Ron Paul and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-term Texas Congressman, Presidential candidate, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ron Paul returns with a highly provocative treatise about how we need to fundamentally change the way we think about America's broken education system in order to fix it. Whether or not you have children, you know that education is vital to the prosperity and future of our society. Yet our current system simply doesn't work. Parents feel increasingly powerless, and nearly half of Americans give our schools a grade of "C". Now, in his new book, Ron Paul attacks the problem head-on and provides a focused solution that centers on strong support for home schooling and the application of free market principles to the American education system. Examining the history of education in this country, Dr. Paul identifies where we've gone wrong, what we can do about it, and how we can change the way we think about education in order to provide a brighter future for Americans.