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Standardized Distraction: Why the Emphasis on High-Stakes Testing Can't Resolve Educational Inequality
Title
Standardized Distraction: Why the Emphasis on High-Stakes Testing Can't Resolve Educational Inequality
Author
Giersch, Jason
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Education and state, Educational sociology
Description
Standardized testing has exploded into nearly every grade level and subject area in public education over the past two decades. Attaching high stakes to standardized test results was intended to improve education for all students, but especially f...
THE RETENTION OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS IN STEM: AN EXTENSION OF TINTO’S LONGITUDINAL MODEL
Title
THE RETENTION OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS IN STEM: AN EXTENSION OF TINTO’S LONGITUDINAL MODEL
Author
Uche, Ada
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Education and state, Educational sociology
Description
In the current technologically advanced global economy, the role of human capital and education cannot be over-emphasized. Since almost all great inventions in the world have a scientific or technological foundation, having a skilled workforce is ...