Testing wars in the public schools : a forgotten history /

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Written tests to evaluate students were a radical and controversial innovation when American educators began adopting them in the 1800s. Testing quickly became a key factor in the political battles during this period that gave birth to America's modern public school system. William J. Reese off...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reese, William J., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachussetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Educational tests and measurements > United States > History > 19th century.
Public schools > United States > History > 19th century.
Tests et mesures en éducation > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Écoles publiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
EDUCATION > Evaluation.
EDUCATION > Testing & Measurement.
STUDY AIDS > Tests.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Educational tests and measurements
Public schools
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Festivals of learning
  • A putting-down sin
  • Screwing machines
  • A pile of thunder-bolts
  • Thanatopsis and square roots
  • Chewing pencil tops
  • The culture of testing.

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