Standards

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Standards is written by Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood and published by Corwin. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0803962703 (ISBN 10) and 9780803962705 (ISBN 13).

This book helps with the implementation of academic standards and reviews the reflections and experiences of educational leaders who have been pioneers in the standards movement. The text features a brief overview of some of the questions that surround the topic of standards for content and performance. These questions include: why do we need such standards?; what should students learn and in what manner?; how should standards be set and by whom?; are these standards solely for the college bound or are all students held to equally high expectations?; how should student performance on content standards be assessed?; and what implications do standards for content and performance have both for schools and teachers? Topics covered include standards in the context of democracy, standards-based mathematics reform in practice, equity in the standards movement, standards for English language learners, and English-as-a-second-language standards enacted. Each chapter features a brief introduction of the topic and the expert who is cited. (Contains 14 references and a selected bibliography.) (RJM)