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Description

1. xiv, 223 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. In this book, nationally recognized education authority Diane Ravitch explains the origins of the movement to establish national standards and assessments; examines its rationale; defines what standards are and the purposes they might serve in education; explores the history of standards and assessments in American education; reviews evidence about student achievement in the United States; considers federal and state-level activities; and analyzes the prospects for a national system of standards and assessments.
2. Ravitch asserts that raising standards is about raising the achievement levels not only of the best students, but of all students. She suggests that deciding what children should learn is the first step toward achieving this goal. National standards should not discredit unorthodox educational programs or dictate instructional methods, however. Ravitch makes recommendations regarding the role of states in setting standards for schools and districts, the role of institutions of higher learning and business in promoting standards, and the role of assessments in maintaining standards. Ravitch contends that a system of standards and assessments, no matter how reliable, will not solve all the problems of American education, but it will help to get the teaching and learning parts of the educational system right. Ultimately the improvement of American education depends on widespread cultural support for educational achievement.

Subject

1. Universidad Sergio Arboleda
2. Education > Standards > United States
3. Education > United States > Evaluation
4. Educational tests and measurements > United States > Evaluation
5. Education and state > United States
6. Education and state
7. Education > Evaluation
8. Education > Standards
9. Educational tests and measurements > Evaluation
10. Bildungswesen
11. Vereinheitlichung
12. Doelstellingen
13. Onderwijs
14. Onderwijsbeleid
15. education
16. attainment appraisal
17. standard
18. educational policy
19. curriculum
20. state intervention
21. aptitude test
22. admission requirements
23. educational reform
24. political aspect
25. future
26. statistical table
27. éducation
28. évaluation du niveau de formation
29. norme
30. politique éducative
31. programme d'études
32. intervention de l'Etat
33. test d'aptitude
34. conditions d'admission
35. réforme de l'enseignement
36. aspect politique
37. futur
38. tableau statistique
39. educación
40. evaluación del nivel de formación
41. norma
42. política educativa
43. programa de estudios
44. intervención estatal
45. prueba de aptitud
46. condiciones de admisión
47. reforma educativa
48. aspecto político
49. futuro
50. cuadros estadísticos
51. United States
52. USA
53. USA
54. Etats-Unis
55. Estados Unidos

Genre/Form

1. bibliography.
2. graph.
3. bibliographie.
4. graphique.
5. bibliografía.
6. gráfico.

Contents

1. The idea of standards -- A historical perspective -- Achievement: a review of the evidence -- Seeds of reform -- The politics of standards -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-215) and index.