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Unintended Consequences of External Testing in Elementary Schools

Mary Lee Smith, Claire J. Rottenberg

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What is the impact of an external testing program on what teachers teach and the way they teach it? How does an external testing program affect a school's organization? Are these effects contrary to the general goal of improving schools?

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What is the impact of an external testing program on what teachers teach and the way they teach it? How does an external testing program affect a school's organization? Are these effects contrary to the general goal of improving schools?

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What is the impact of an external testing program on what teachers teach and the way they teach it? How does an external testing program affect a school's organization? Are these effects contrary to the general goal of improving schools?

Key concepts: Affect (linguistics), Mathematics education, Psychology, Unintended consequences, Pedagogy, Political science, Communication, Law

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