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Annotated Bibliography

Archbald, Douglas A, and Fred M. Newmann. Beyond Standardized Testing: Assessing Authentic Academic Achievement in the Secondary School. Reston, Va: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1988. Print. This book really took a good stance on the failures of Standardized testing. The authors presented good statistics of what standardized testing shows and what it does not show. It is explained that these tests do not demonstrate the comprehension of integrated forms of knowledge. Instead, they show only isolated pieces of knowledge or familiarity with the subject through these tests. The authors explain the failures of standardized testing but also mention that these tests were not made for the progression of academic success among all forms. They were never meant to measure certain areas of academics and the authors mention that standardized tests should not be criticized for failure of these measurements. There are a lot of good numbers and circumstances expressed in this book that pose as strong information for this topic. This book poses only information on the topic of standardized testing and does not suggest other resolutions to measuring academic success. This book will benefit me with my statistics, certain measurements, and surveys that have already been taken and expressed throughout. Aydeniz, Mehmet, and Sherry A. Southerland. "A National Survey Of Middle And High School Science Teachers' Responses To Standardized Testing: Is Science Being Devalued In Schools?." Journal Of Science Teacher Education 23.3 (2012): 233-257. ERIC. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. Throughout this article, the main topic focuses primarily on the science department and how testing affects it. These surveys show the attitudes directed towards standardized testing from the science teachers for middle schools and high schools. We get mixed emotions throughout the article from all these teachers after collecting the survey. There were nine agree or disagree questions, along with two open-ended questions. Surveys showed that teachers end up adjusting the way they teach to benefit the product of scores from the test. This being the subject of Science, the authors were expressing the implicit and explicit influences of the No Child Left Behind Act on this curriculum and how it either met the goals behind the Act or it didnt. I like how the author goes into this subject because it also ties in with another source I used. It can contribute to the role of government in education with standardized testing. This is also a great survey to use to express the attitudes from teachers on standardized tests, and from a specific Science perspective.

Garrison, Mark J. A Measure of Failure: The Political Origins of Standardized Testing. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2009. Print.

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Garrison takes a very strong and personal approach towards standardized testing and how morally wrong it is. He explains how it thoroughly goes against the No Child Left Behind movement. Garrison attacks the social complications with standardized testing and explains them being the reason for more dropouts and social inequalities among students. He likes to think of standardized testing as not a way to improve education but control it. One alternative that Garrison suggests is to replace these high risk tests is by introducing Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences so that a vast range of human abilities and achievement can be considered. Garrison also shows a social test with two individuals pertaining to achievement testing and intelligence testing. I like how Garrison approaches not only statistics and numbers, but a social approach that ties in the history and political stance with education. The talk of a Democratic Education through standardized testing and federal control over schools can really be expressed in my inquiry paper. I really like how Garrison explains social views and this will greatly tie into my personal experience from testing as well.

Standardized Testing Issues: Teachers' Perspectives. Washington: National Education Association, 1977. Print. This book is compiled of various teachers perspectives on standardized testing and the many effects it has caused in the education system. The topics are very wide and include mixtures of positive and negative feedback towards testing. Coming from many teachers perspectives, and this being a book from over 3 decades ago, it is amazing to see the views on testing stay about the same from then to now. There is so much analysis of how to work around these tests and focus more on alternative ways to determine academic success and progression. Some of these techniques discussed in the book are being used today. It will be very interesting to use the positive comments on standardized testing in my paper. These perspectives are very well respected, being that of many teachers and their styles of teaching. I think it will be of good use to include these views from some time ago just to see the comparisons and differences.

Weaver, Keshia. Standardized Testing: Measurement Of Academic Achievement. Online Submission (2011): ERIC. Web. 17 Mar. 2013. Weaver really gets into standardized testing and all the factors that go into teaching in general. She covers the styles of teaching that lead to tests and the styles that become most beneficial. She goes over the economic issues along with the content of the course and how the content is retained for the courses that follow. Weaver doesnt think a single test can be a determining factor for ones academic success. She talks about the deeper and more superficial styles of interpreting material as well. I agree that not all students learn or evaluate things on the same level. Most teaching styles lean towards preparing only for the test and not getting a good application of the subject. Weaver mentions the memorization that plays a factor for the test, but

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then the material just starts to be forgotten afterwards. The SAT and ACT are also mentioned as high stake tests that are very controversial. She really pushes against standardized testing due to the surveys and statistics she has discovered. I can really use her information that she has discovered to push the argument of different styles of teaching that lead to tests. It will be good to also discuss the memorization problems that students have today due to high stake tests.