Teacher Attitudes About Standardized Testing and Test Preparation: A Case Study
Issue Date
2013-08-31Author
Klager, Christopher
Publisher
University of Kansas
Format
86 pages
Type
Thesis
Degree Level
M.S.Ed.
Discipline
Curriculum and Teaching
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This study looks at how science teachers' attitudes about standardized testing affect the types of test preparation practice they choose. Interviews, both before and after state testing, classroom observations during test preparation, and documents from test preparation contributed evidence used to create case studies about two teachers. Teacher attitudes related to pressure they felt to obtain high scores, test preparation ethics, and inexperience with state testing contributed to the decisions the teachers made about test preparation. Education for teachers about what test preparation practices are appropriate and the format of the test could help other teachers make informed decisions about test preparation practices.
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