Objectifying Measures

The Dominance of High-Stakes Testing and the Politics of Schooling

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Av Amanda Walker Johnson

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Examining the political economy of high-stakes educational testing

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Utgivningsdatum2009-04-15
Mått140 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt259 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagTemple University Press,U.S.
ISBN9781592139064

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"The novelty of Objectifying Measures is the clarity with which an analysis of statistical discourse is mapped out to show its complex relationship to inequality. Johnson offers a reader-friendly ethnography that demands attention... Her analysis of assumptions and biases which frame and inform standardized testing as a method of defining and measuring failure/progress is timely and important. Highly recommended!"-Katya Gibel Mevorach, Associate Professor, Anthropology Department & American Studies Concentration at Grinnell College