Accountability Frankenstein

Understanding and Taming the Monster

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Higher Education
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Author: Sherman Dorn ISBN: 9781607527237
Publisher: Information Age Publishing Publication: March 1, 2007
Imprint: Information Age Publishing Language: English
Author: Sherman Dorn
ISBN: 9781607527237
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Publication: March 1, 2007
Imprint: Information Age Publishing
Language: English

To understand the current moment in school accountability, one must understand the larger contradictions in education politics. Accountability Frankenstein provides a broader perspective on the school accountability debate by exploring the contradictions inherent in highstakes testing. Accountability Frankenstein explains the historical and social origins of testbased accountability: the political roots of accountability, why we trust test scores while we distrust teachers, the assumptions behind formulaic accountability systems, and the weaknesses with the current carrotandstick approach to motivating teachers. Accountability Frankenstein answers the questions of educators and parents who want to understand the origins of accountability. This book challenges the beliefs of fierce advocates and opponents of highstakes testing. It provides a rescue plan for accountability after the failures of highstakes testing, a plan to make accountability smart, democratic, and real.

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To understand the current moment in school accountability, one must understand the larger contradictions in education politics. Accountability Frankenstein provides a broader perspective on the school accountability debate by exploring the contradictions inherent in highstakes testing. Accountability Frankenstein explains the historical and social origins of testbased accountability: the political roots of accountability, why we trust test scores while we distrust teachers, the assumptions behind formulaic accountability systems, and the weaknesses with the current carrotandstick approach to motivating teachers. Accountability Frankenstein answers the questions of educators and parents who want to understand the origins of accountability. This book challenges the beliefs of fierce advocates and opponents of highstakes testing. It provides a rescue plan for accountability after the failures of highstakes testing, a plan to make accountability smart, democratic, and real.

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