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Examining Elementary Teachers' Perceptions Of The Impact Of High-Stakes Testing On Classroom Teaching Practices: A Mixed Methods Study, Latonya Borden-Hudson
Examining Elementary Teachers' Perceptions Of The Impact Of High-Stakes Testing On Classroom Teaching Practices: A Mixed Methods Study, Latonya Borden-Hudson
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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires schools to be held accountable for academic performance. It is believed the pressure of accountability will lead teachers to narrow the curriculum by engaging students in test preparation activities. The purpose of this two-phase, explanatory mixed methods study was to examine elementary teachers' perceptions of the impact of the Stanford Achievement Test 10 (SAT-10) and the Alabama Reading and Math Test (ARMT) on classroom teaching practices from a sample of third-grade, fourth-grade, and fifth-grade teachers in three large school systems in Alabama. The purpose of the first, quantitative phase of …