Teaching to the test
"Teaching to the test" is a colloquial term for any method of education whose curriculum is heavily focused on preparing students for a standardized test .
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"Teaching to the test" is a colloquial term for any method of education whose curriculum is heavily focused on preparing students for a standardized test . |
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| 2017 |
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"Teaching to the test" is a colloquial term for any method of education whose curriculum is heavily focused on preparing students for a standardized test . |
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| 2016 |
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"Teaching to the test" is a colloquial term for any method of education whose curriculum is heavily focused on preparing students for a standardized test . |
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| 2015 |
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"Teaching to the test" is a colloquial term for any method of education whose curriculum is heavily focused on preparing students for a standardized test . |
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| 2014 |
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Teaching to the test is an educational practice where curriculum is heavily focused on preparing students for a standardized test . |
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| 2013 |
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Teaching to the test is an educational practice where curriculum is heavily focused on preparing students for a standardized test . |
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| 2012 |
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Teaching to the test is an educational practice where curriculum is heavily focused on preparing for a standardized test . |
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| 2011 |
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"Teaching to the test" is a critique against legally mandated standardized tests . Opponents of such tests argue that implementation forces teachers to limit curriculum to a set range of knowledge or skills in order to increase student performance on the mandated test. This produces an unhealthy focus on excessive repetition of simple, isolated skills ("drill and kill") and limits the teacher's ability to focus on a holistic understanding of the subject matter. Furthermore, opponents argue, teachers who engage in it are typically below-average teachers. [1] |
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| 2010 |
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Teaching to the test is an educational practice where teaching focus or curriculum is governed by the end assessment , usually standardized testing . The practice is designed to give students a set range of knowledge or skills that will allow them to enhance their performance on tests. It is sometimes called drill and kill , from the primary activities: excessive drilling of simple, isolated skills, and killing off any depth of understanding. |