Testing wars in the public schools :: a forgotten history /
Written tests to evaluate students were a radical and controversial innovation when American educators began adopting them in the 1800s. Testing quickly became a key factor in the political battles during this period that gave birth to America's modern public school system. William J. Reese off...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Written tests to evaluate students were a radical and controversial innovation when American educators began adopting them in the 1800s. Testing quickly became a key factor in the political battles during this period that gave birth to America's modern public school system. William J. Reese offers a richly detailed history of an educational revolution that has so far been only partially told. Single-classroom schools were the norm throughout the United States at the turn of the nineteenth century. Pupils demonstrated their knowledge by rote recitation of lessons and were often assessed according to criteria of behavior and discipline having little to do with academics. Convinced of the inadequacy of this system, the reformer Horace Mann and allies on the Boston School Committee crafted America's first written exam and administered it as a surprise in local schools in 1845. The embarrassingly poor results became front-page news and led to the first serious consideration of tests as a useful pedagogic tool and objective measure of student achievement. A generation after Mann's experiment, testing had become widespread. Despite critics' ongoing claims that 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. Testing Wars in the Public Schools puts contemporary battles over scholastic standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the historic successes and limitations of the pencil-and-paper exam. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (298 pages) |
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| spelling | Reese, William J., 1951- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdRvTmkDb3W66Y8j6mWXd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82226675 Testing wars in the public schools : a forgotten history / William J. Reese. Cambridge, Massachussetts : Harvard University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (298 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda In English. Festivals of learning -- A putting-down sin -- Screwing machines -- A pile of thunder-bolts -- Thanatopsis and square roots -- Chewing pencil tops -- The culture of testing. Includes bibliographical references and index. Written tests to evaluate students were a radical and controversial innovation when American educators began adopting them in the 1800s. Testing quickly became a key factor in the political battles during this period that gave birth to America's modern public school system. William J. Reese offers a richly detailed history of an educational revolution that has so far been only partially told. Single-classroom schools were the norm throughout the United States at the turn of the nineteenth century. Pupils demonstrated their knowledge by rote recitation of lessons and were often assessed according to criteria of behavior and discipline having little to do with academics. Convinced of the inadequacy of this system, the reformer Horace Mann and allies on the Boston School Committee crafted America's first written exam and administered it as a surprise in local schools in 1845. The embarrassingly poor results became front-page news and led to the first serious consideration of tests as a useful pedagogic tool and objective measure of student achievement. A generation after Mann's experiment, testing had become widespread. Despite critics' ongoing claims that 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. Testing Wars in the Public Schools puts contemporary battles over scholastic standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the historic successes and limitations of the pencil-and-paper exam. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Proquest, viewed May 20, 2022) Educational tests and measurements United States History 19th century. Public schools United States History 19th century. Tests et mesures en éducation États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. Écoles publiques États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. EDUCATION Evaluation. bisacsh EDUCATION Testing & Measurement. bisacsh STUDY AIDS Tests. bisacsh HISTORY United States 19th Century. bisacsh Educational tests and measurements fast Public schools fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 1800-1899 fast History fast has work: Testing wars in the public schools (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFR8RH94KrRMYv3K34C333 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Reese, William J., 1951- Testing wars in the public schools. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2013 9780674073043 (DLC) 2012033665 (OCoLC)811238972 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=520769 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Reese, William J., 1951- Testing wars in the public schools : a forgotten history / Festivals of learning -- A putting-down sin -- Screwing machines -- A pile of thunder-bolts -- Thanatopsis and square roots -- Chewing pencil tops -- The culture of testing. Educational tests and measurements United States History 19th century. Public schools United States History 19th century. Tests et mesures en éducation États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. Écoles publiques États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. EDUCATION Evaluation. bisacsh EDUCATION Testing & Measurement. bisacsh STUDY AIDS Tests. bisacsh HISTORY United States 19th Century. bisacsh Educational tests and measurements fast Public schools fast |
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| topic | Educational tests and measurements United States History 19th century. Public schools United States History 19th century. Tests et mesures en éducation États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. Écoles publiques États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. EDUCATION Evaluation. bisacsh EDUCATION Testing & Measurement. bisacsh STUDY AIDS Tests. bisacsh HISTORY United States 19th Century. bisacsh Educational tests and measurements fast Public schools fast |
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