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Experiences and Perceptions of Educational Leaders on the Impact of Standardized Testing on Teaching and Learning in a Title I Urban School Community
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Gregory Nelson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to explore and understand the impact of standardized testing on educational practice in an urban, Title I school community, and to determine solutions to improve the utility of standardized testing in supporting student learning and achievement. The specific areas of focus are diagnosing…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Attitudes, Urban Schools
Parental Perceptions of the Effects of the High-Stakes TAKS Test on the Home Lives of At-Risk Fifth Grade Students
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Westfall, Dawn M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In Texas, fifth grade students are required to pass both the reading and math sections of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, or TAKS test, in order to be promoted to the next grade level. The purpose of this study is to describe parents' perceptions of the influence of the high-stakes TAKS test on the family lives of at-risk fifth grade…
Descriptors: Pacific Islanders, Parent Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Grade 5