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-wide accountability measures, high-stakes tests, like the PARCC, gained quick and controversial notoriety.

The high-stakes discourse has been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004401342
• ISBN13: 9789004401341
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 142 Pages