Teacher as Game-Show Host, Bookkeeper, or Judge?  Challenges, Contradictions, and Consequences of Accountability

Anders,Patricia; Richardson,Virginia

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Teacher as Game-Show Host, Bookkeeper, or Judge? Challenges, Contradictions, and Consequences of Accountability

by Patricia Anders & Virginia Richardson - 1992

A culture of testing permeates schools. Many teachers cannot separate instruction/instructional improvement from outcome measures designed for accountability. The article discusses the effects of standardized testing and examines a study of teachers' beliefs and practices concerning reading comprehension instruction that indicates accountability greatly concerns and confuses teachers. (Source: ERIC)

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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 94 Number 2, 1992, p. 382-396
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 176, Date Accessed: 1/18/2021 2:03:26 AM

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Patricia Anders University of Arizona, Tucson Virginia Richardson University of Arizona, Tucson E-mail Author

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