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William J. Reese
Testing Wars in the Public Schools [EPUB ebook]
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Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children s health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today s battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam.

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Format EPUB ● Seiten 308 ● ISBN 9780674075672 ● Verlag Harvard University Press ● Erscheinungsjahr 2013 ● herunterladbar 6 mal ● Währung EUR ● ID 2629541 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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