National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide Hardcover - 1995
by Diane Ravitch
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In this book, nationally recognized education authority Diane Ravitch explains the origins of the movement to establish national standards and assessments; examines its rationale; defines what standards are and the purposes they might serve in education; explores the history of standards and assessments in American education; reviews evidence about student achievement in the United States; considers federal and state-level activities; and analyzes the prospects for a national system of standards and assessments. Ravitch asserts that raising standards is about raising the achievement levels not only of the best students, but of all students. She suggests that deciding what children should learn is the first step toward achieving this goal. National standards should not discredit unorthodox educational programs or dictate instructional methods, however. Ravitch makes recommendations regarding the role of states in setting standards for schools and districts, the role of institutions of higher learning and business in promoting standards, and the role of assessments in maintaining standards. Ravitch contends that a system of standards and assessments, no matter how reliable, will not solve all the problems of American education, but it will help to get the teaching and learning parts of the educational system right. Ultimately the improvement of American education depends on widespread cultural support for educational achievement.
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- Title National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide
- Author Diane Ravitch
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Printing
- Pages 223
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brookings Institution Press, Washington DC
- Date 1995
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780815773528 / 0815773528
- Weight 1.13 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 9.42 x 6.34 x 0.97 in (23.93 x 16.10 x 2.46 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Education and state - United States, Education - United States - Evaluation
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94039663
- Dewey Decimal Code 379.158
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