This work begins with the assumption that writing is at the heart of education and then provides a meta-theory to respond to the question: what is involved in the effective teaching of writing at the secondary and first-year undergraduate level?
This work begins with the assumption that writing is at the heart of education and then provides a meta-theory to respond to the question: what is inv...
Hardly a day goes by in America without talk of testing students to higher standards as a means to improve our education system. In The Testing Trap, George Hillocks puts this logic to the test. Through interviews with over three hundred teachers and administrators, Hillocks examines whether state writing tests in Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, New York, and Texas do what they are supposed to do: Improve education. Ultimately, Hillocks argues that the majority of existing tests actually have a harmful effect on the way students are taught to write. In The Testing Trap, Hillocks demonstrates how...
Hardly a day goes by in America without talk of testing students to higher standards as a means to improve our education system. In The Testing Trap, ...
