TY - BOOK ID - 78139469 TI - The ambiguity of teaching to the test AU - Firestone, William A AU - Monfils, Lora Frances AU - Schorr, Roberta Y PY - 2004 SN - 1135624216 1282320920 9786612320927 1410609944 9781410609946 9780805845686 0805845682 9780805845693 0805845690 0805845682 0805845690 9781135624163 9781135624200 9781135624217 PB - Mahwah, NJ L. Erlbaum Associates Publishers DB - UniCat KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - Education KW - Mathematics KW - Science KW - Standards UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78139469 AB - Testing is one of the most controversial of all state and federal educational policies. The effects of testing are quite ambiguous. The same test may lead to different consequences in different circumstances, and teachers may use very different strategies to prepare students for tests. Although most experts agree that mandatory testing leads to teaching to the test, they disagree about whether it leads to meaningless drill, wasted time, de-professionalizing teachers, and demotivating students, or to more challenging and thoughtful curricula, more engaging teaching, increased student mot ER -