The Testing Trap: How State Writing Assessments Control Learning

by George Hillocks

Book Overview

Do statewide assessments really do what they are supposed to do? Through interviews with over 300 teachers and administrators, Hillocks examines whether state writing tests in Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, New York, and Texas actually improve students' ability to express their thinking in writing. Ultimately, Hillocks argues that the majority of existing tests actually have a harmful effect on the way students are taught to write.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807742295
• ISBN13: 9780807742297
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"