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| Preface | ||
| About the Author | ||
| 1 | A Review of the Nature of Standardized Tests | 1 |
| A Brief History of Standardized Testing in America | 1 | |
| Basic Characteristics of a Standardized Test | 7 | |
| Conclusion | 21 | |
| Sources of Information and Additional Readings | 21 | |
| 2 | Standardized Test Preparation for Schools: A Model | 24 |
| The Bandwagon of School Change | 24 | |
| Lessons Learned and the Essential Elements of School Change | 25 | |
| A Model for Changing Student Outcomes on Standardized Tests | 30 | |
| Conclusion | 35 | |
| Sources of Information and Additional Readings | 36 | |
| 3 | Adopting a Systemic Approach to Improvement and Change | 38 |
| What Is Systemic Change? | 38 | |
| Creating an Environment for Positive Systemic Change | 40 | |
| Steps Toward Realizing Systemic Change for Test Preparation | 47 | |
| Conclusion | 56 | |
| Sources of Information and Additional Readings | 58 | |
| 4 | Aligning the Educational Process With Desired Outcomes | 59 |
| Defining the Outcome | 60 | |
| Determining Information Needs of Stakeholders | 61 | |
| Collecting and Analyzing Data on School Test Preparation Practices | 63 | |
| Analyzing and Summarizing School Test Data | 70 | |
| Identifying and Prioritizing Problem Areas | 79 | |
| Conclusion | 80 | |
| Sources of Information and Additional Readings | 80 | |
| 5 | Aligning the Educational Process With Inputs | 81 |
| Techniques of Data Collection | 82 | |
| Factors Which Impede Standardized Test Performance | 85 | |
| Teachers and Staff Characteristics Which Impede Students' Standardized Test Performance | 87 | |
| Social and Environmental Factors Which Impede Students' Standardized Test Performance | 87 | |
| Conclusion | 89 | |
| Sources of Information and Additional Readings | 89 | |
| 6 | Creating Positive Change | 90 |
| Identify the Causes of the Problems | 91 | |
| Identify Solutions to the Problems | 94 | |
| Develop a School Improvement Plan | 95 | |
| Conclusion | 97 | |
| Sources of Information and Additional Readings | 101 | |
| 7 | A Case Study of an Elementary School | 102 |
| The Setting | 103 | |
| Washington Elementary School | 104 | |
| Language Arts Percentile Ranks: Trends | 111 | |
| 8 | Conclusion | 118 |
| References | 121 | |
| Index | 123 |
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reviewed Raising Test Scores for All Students: An Administrator's Guide to Standardized Test Performance on January 29, 2011 Raising Test Scores for All Students: An Administrator's Guide to Standardized Test Performance
This book requires braving education-theory speak, but its aims are worthwhile: to focus on what the authors call a "performance of understanding," i.e., to shift one's emphasis from products to process in the classroom.
While not useful for everyday teaching ideas, the book offers some questions to ask yourself that might be helpful for curriculum design (or redesign) (see esp. Ch. 3).
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