State-Mandated Testing and Teachers' Beliefs and Practice

Creator

Sandra Cimbricz

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

January 2002

Abstract

In this article, I examine the relationship between state-mandated testing and teachers' beliefs and practice. The studies reviewed suggest that while state testing does matter by influencing what teachers say and do, so, too, do other things, such as teachers' knowledge of subject matter, their approaches to teaching, their views of learning, and the amalgam of experience and status they possess in the school organization. As a result, the influence state-mandated testing has (or not) on teachers and teaching would seem to depend on how teachers interpret state testing and use it to guide their actions. ...

Extent

21

Volume

10

Issue

2

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Cimbricz, S. (2002, January 9). State-mandated testing and teachers' beliefs and practice. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 10(2). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v10n2.html.

Identifier

E11-00250

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Recommended Citation

Cimbricz, Sandra, "State-Mandated Testing and Teachers' Beliefs and Practice" (2002). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 102.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/102