
The High Stakes of Testing
Exploring Student Experience with Standardized Assessment through Governmentality
Amy Kelly(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 9. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
142 pages
978-90-04-40134-1 (ISBN)
Description
Standardized assessments have long been part of the educative experience for students around the world. The high-stakes nature of these tests can have damaging and enduring effects for public school systems, particularly the youth. With the adoption of Common Core State Standards and mandated state-wide accountability measures, high-stakes tests, like the PARCC, gained quick and controversial notoriety.
The high-stakes discourse has been dominated by politicians, educators, and parents. Notably absent from this dialogue are the voices of those whom are impacted the most: students. Largely influenced by Critical Pedagogy, this research sheds light on the negative, punitive, and often arbitrary nature of testing in schools. The paramount intention of this publication is to raise awareness of student experiences and perspectives of standardized testing.
The High Stakes of Testing analyzes the experiences, relationships, thoughts, ideas, and opinions students have with standardized assessment measures. Interviews with seven students in Grades 3, 5, and 8 are examined through a governmentality lens to reveal the ways in which the youth are manipulated, regulated, and disciplined to view standardized testing as a natural part of what it means to be a public-school student. It is only when we can begin to see and appreciate how our youth interact with the omnipresent testing in our public schools can we begin to envision changing these accountability practices.
The high-stakes discourse has been dominated by politicians, educators, and parents. Notably absent from this dialogue are the voices of those whom are impacted the most: students. Largely influenced by Critical Pedagogy, this research sheds light on the negative, punitive, and often arbitrary nature of testing in schools. The paramount intention of this publication is to raise awareness of student experiences and perspectives of standardized testing.
The High Stakes of Testing analyzes the experiences, relationships, thoughts, ideas, and opinions students have with standardized assessment measures. Interviews with seven students in Grades 3, 5, and 8 are examined through a governmentality lens to reveal the ways in which the youth are manipulated, regulated, and disciplined to view standardized testing as a natural part of what it means to be a public-school student. It is only when we can begin to see and appreciate how our youth interact with the omnipresent testing in our public schools can we begin to envision changing these accountability practices.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
232 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-40134-1 (9789004401341)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Amy Kelly
The High Stakes of Testing
Exploring Student Experience with Standardized Assessment through Governmentality
Book
05/2019
Brill
€138.50
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Amy L. Kelly, Ed.D. (2017), Lewis University, is a half-time Assistant Professor at North Central College. She was a public school elementary educator for thirteen years. Her most recent publication is "Standardization, Assessment, and Globalization" in Thresholds in Education (2017).
Content
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction: Who Cares What the Kids Think?
?National Turn toward Testing
?Critical Pedagogy
2 Understanding High-Stakes Standardized Exams in the US
?The History
?Pearson
?Consequences
3 What Is Student Voice?
?Context
?In Research
?In Practice
4 How Foucault's Governmentality Can Help
?The Theory
?n Research
?For Student Voice and Testing
5 The Study
?Methods
?Means
6 What the Kids Have to Say
?By Grade Level
?Their Big Ideas
7 Interpreting Student Voice: Themes
8 What Does All This Mean?
?Conclusions
9 Possibilities: Where Do We Go from Here?
References
Index
1 Introduction: Who Cares What the Kids Think?
?National Turn toward Testing
?Critical Pedagogy
2 Understanding High-Stakes Standardized Exams in the US
?The History
?Pearson
?Consequences
3 What Is Student Voice?
?Context
?In Research
?In Practice
4 How Foucault's Governmentality Can Help
?The Theory
?n Research
?For Student Voice and Testing
5 The Study
?Methods
?Means
6 What the Kids Have to Say
?By Grade Level
?Their Big Ideas
7 Interpreting Student Voice: Themes
8 What Does All This Mean?
?Conclusions
9 Possibilities: Where Do We Go from Here?
References
Index