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Teacher Perceptions Of The Common Core Performance Standards, Sandra Cochrane, Joshua A. Cuevas
Teacher Perceptions Of The Common Core Performance Standards, Sandra Cochrane, Joshua A. Cuevas
Georgia Educational Researcher
The Common Core State Standards were implemented in the state of Georgia in the 2012/2013 school year replacing NCLB. Previous studies indicated that teachers and administrators viewed NCLB negatively, and the purpose of this study was to gauge teachers' perceptions of the new standards after they had been in effect for one and a half years. Findings revealed that while teachers did see some improvements with CCGPS, such as preparing students for college and/or a job and increasing creative and critical thinking skills, they did not feel that CCGPS would improve student achievement or raise standardized test scores. Teacher morale …