Author:
Kelly, Amy L. author.
ImprintLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Descriptionvi, 102 pages ; 25 cm.
Note:1. Premodern history: 210 BCE-1900 -- Chinese competitive exams -- European examinations -- Social physics and the bell curve -- Examinations in the United States -- S. Pearson & son -- Discussion -- 2. Modern history: 1900-1950 -- Formation of the college board -- Galton's "anthropometry in schools" -- The Binet scale -- Ayres study -- Kelly's multiple choice -- Thorndike's standardized achievement tests -- Terman & Yerkes' army alpha and army beta -- Oakland, California large-scale intelligence testing -- Otis and intelligence testing -- Carl Brigham and the SAT -- The Iowa program -- Educational testing service -- Discussion -- 3. Modern history: 1950-2000 -- Launch of Sputnik -- Fordham foundation -- Elementary & secondary education act: title I -- Coleman report -- National assessment and educational program (NAEP) project -- Minimum competency testing -- A nation at risk -- National assessment government board -- The influence of the nation's governors -- Southern regional education board -- The national education summit -- Goals 2000 -- ESEA: the improving America's school act -- The national governors association (NGA) national education summit -- Texas academic assessment skills (TAAS) and the Texas miracle -- Discussion -- 4. Modern history: 2001-2021 -- No child left behind -- Achieve's Out of many, one report -- Common core state standards (CCSS) -- American recovery and reinvestment act (ARRA) and race to the top -- PARCC & SBAC -- Fordham institute letter grades -- Every student succeeds act -- COVID-19 -- Opting-out -- Discussion -- Final thoughts -- Appendix A. Tests required for federal accountability.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-100) and index.
Note:"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."-- Provided by publisher.
