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- Title
The Influence of State-Mandated Testing on Teachers of Literature.
- Authors
Zancanella, Don
- Abstract
This study investigated the influence of state-mandated tests on the thoughts and actions of three middle school-junior high school Literature teachers. Case studies revealed that the changes the tests caused in their teaching were a function of two factors: (a) the fit between the teacher's preferred approach to teaching literature and the conception of literature embodied in the state tests, and (fri the amount of"curricular power" the teacher held-that is, the teacher's place in the curricular decision-making structure of the school. The conclusions suggest that a subject such as literature, for which several competing conceptions currently exist, presents special problems during a time when tests are being used to influence classroom practice.
- Subjects
JUNIOR high school teachers; TEACHING; EDUCATION; LITERATURE studies; LANGUAGE arts; SCHOOLS
- Publication
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 1992, Vol 14, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
0162-3737
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3102/01623737014003283