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Title: Social Studies, Social Justice: W(H)Ither the Social Studies in High-Stakes Testing?(Essay)
Author : Teacher Education Quarterly
Release Date : January 01, 2009
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 221 KB

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Introduction High-stakes, standardized tests have become ubiquitous in public education in the United States. Teachers across the country are feeling the intensified pressures from high-stakes testing policies and are responding to these pressures by teaching to the tests in varying ways (Renter et al., 2006). Given the hegemony of high-stakes testing in schools today, this article seeks to explore the question: W(h)ither the social studies in high-stakes testing?