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Preparation of Students for Testing: Teacher Differentiation of Appropriate and Inappropriate Practices.

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Moore, William P. – 1993

This paper studied whether or not elementary school classroom teachers in a large urban midwestern school district were able to distinguish appropriate from inappropriate testing practices in a large-scale mandated program. Fifty of 62 teachers and paraprofessionals in 2 elementary schools completed the Teacher Assessment Preparation Practices…

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers

The Devaluation of Standardized Testing: One District's Response to a Mandated Assessment.

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Moore, William P. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1994

Teacher testing-related attitudes and practices related to court-ordered achievement testing were studied through a mail survey completed by 79 elementary school teachers in a midwestern urban district. Teachers engaged in a large number of test preparation practices and reported finding minimal value in purpose or results of testing. (SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Court Litigation, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices

Testing Perceptions, Practices, and Malpractice: The Impact on Teachers of Court-Ordered Achievement Testing in a Desegregation Setting.

Moore, William P. – 1992

Teacher testing-related attitudes and practices were explored in the context of court-ordered achievement testing in a school district engaged in desegregation. Responses to a mail survey (the Teacher Assessment Practices Questionnaire) from 79 teachers (grades 3, 4, and 5) across 13 elementary schools in a midwestern urban district suggest that…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Decision Making, Educational Practices, Elementary School Teachers