High -stakes testing and the work of English teachers: An in-depth interview study of Massachusetts English teachers' experiences with the MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System)
Over the past decade, politicians, businesspersons, and educators have pushed for “higher,” “tougher,” and “world-class” standards for K–12 students. This standards movement includes state standardized, curriculum-based tests. Massachusetts recently developed the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessme...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2001
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3012188 |