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Article: Social studies, social justice: w(h)ither the social studies in high-stakes testing?(Essay)
- Article from:
- Teacher Education Quarterly
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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Introduction
High-stakes, standardized tests have become ubiquitous in public education in the United States. Teachers across the country are feeling the intensified pressures from high-stakes testing policies and are responding to these pressures by teaching to the tests in varying ways (Renter et al., 2006). Given the hegemony of high-stakes testing in schools today, this article seeks to explore the question: W(h)ither the social studies in high-stakes testing?
Drawing on the available body of empirical research, I will argue that social studies teachers are feeling the pressures of high-stakes testing, and that these pressures are causing social ...