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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Fear and Loathing in Elementary School: Lessons from a Third Grader about Better Assessments
Militello, Matthew; Militello, Luke
Educational Forum, v77 n2 p140-150 2013
Recent educational accountability efforts have married student assessments with reform mandates and sanctions. As a result, students--beginning in early elementary grades--are feeling the pressures of this new era of high-stakes accountability. This article chronicles a story of the consequences of high-stakes testing on a father and his son. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Grade 3, Academic Achievement, State Standards, Parent Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Data Analysis, Evaluation Utilization, Personal Narratives
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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