TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kelly,Amy L.
TI  - A Guide to High-Stakes Standardized Testing in the United States: A Historical Overview 
T2  - Brill Guides to Scholarship in Education
SN  - 9789004511736
AV  - LB3051 
U1  - 371.260973 23/eng/20220124
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Child psychology
KW  - Preschool children
KW  - Education and state
KW  - United States
KW  - Educational tests and measurements
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - History
KW  - Public schools
KW  - Administration
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; Amy L. Kelly --; Copyright page; Amy L. Kelly --; Introduction; Amy L. Kelly --; Chapter 1 Premodern History: 210 BCE -1900; Amy L. Kelly --; Chapter 2 Modern History: 1900-1950; Amy L. Kelly --; Chapter 3 Modern History: 1950-2000; Amy L. Kelly --; Chapter 4 Modern History: 2001-2021; Amy L. Kelly --; Final Thoughts; Amy L. Kelly --; Appendix A Tests Required for Federal Accountability; Amy L. Kelly --; References; Amy L. Kelly --; Index; Amy L. Kelly
N2  - High-stakes standardized testing has a long history of exclusion, oppression, power, and control with deep roots in the landscape of American education. In this text, the events and circumstances that have forged the way of high-stakes testing are presented in a straightforward and accessible manner. This history is essential to understanding our current realities of testing in the United States especially as they relate to marginalization and control of certain populations. Furthermore, a historical perspective provides a lens to consider high-stakes standardized testing critically; to unpack the purposes, benefits, and damages of this practice
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004511736
ER  -