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Teachers in Spotlight Over Testing Boycott.
- Source :
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Education Week . 2/6/2013, Vol. 32 Issue 20, p8-8. 1/2p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The article discusses a boycott conducted by teachers of the Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington, against the school's Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) computerized high-stakes educational test. Topics include the impact of the MAP tests on teacher evaluation according to Kris McBride, Garfield's testing coordinator, support for the boycott by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the importance, according to the boycotting teachers, of testing validity of high-stakes tests.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02774232
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Education Week
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 85375071