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Teaching to the test

"Teaching to the test" refers to an educational strategy where curriculum and teachers' instruction are heavily focused on preparing students for standardized tests. This approach aligns teaching content and efforts directly with better familiarization of the test format and questions, aiming to improve student performance on test scores and academic…

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related to Further reading · 25
Teaching to the test → Autumn, Behind Impacts Language Policy, Bilingual Research Journal, Curriculum, Educational Leadership, English Language Learners, How No Child Left, Instruction, January, Kate, May, Menken, Nonpartisan Education Review, PDF, Phelps, Popham, Retrieved, Richard, S2CID, September
has impact · 6
Teaching to the test → Concerns, No Child Left Behind, Some, The, This, United States
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Teaching to the test → Common, In, Skill-based, Specific, Test-focused, This
related to Criticism and debate · 6
Teaching to the test → Campbell's, Critics, Some, Such, Teaching, This
related to Validity of standardized testing · 5
Teaching to the test → Additionally, Gabe Pressman, James Popham, The, WNBC-TV
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related to Ethical perspectives · 1
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