Deciding What to Teach and Test: Developing, Aligning, and Auditing the Curriculum

by Fenwick W. English

Book Overview

Foreword by Larry E. Frase

The classic book on curriculum alignmentupdated for the 21st century

This seminal text on developing, aligning, and auditing curriculum has now been reissued to achieve even greater impact. Since the early 1990s, Deciding What to Teach and Test has been a key component in curriculum alignment and professional development programs across the country.

It is a powerful,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803968329
• ISBN13: 9780803968325
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Curriculum and instruction

This is a very good book for administrators but more useful to the classroom teacher. It was required reading for one of my administration classes. However, I think this book should have been required during my methods courses. It speaks of aligning curriculum and classroom instruction. The debate is whether to frontload (develop the curriculum and then choose the standardized test) or backload (develop the curriculum after choosing the test). The author talked about the tests measuring the children's life experiences and not totally testing subject mattter, which is why some standardized tests are bias. The role of the administrator in testing, as an instructional leader and not just a manager of people, was also discussed. This book is a must have for anyone who administers any type of test to other people.