Pedagogy of Standardized Testing

Arlo Kempf is Assistant Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada.

"Arlo Kempf's The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing is a tour de force, performing a tremendous service to education scholars and practitioners alike. As opt-out movements led by parents, students, and teachers now gather momentum across both the United States and Canada, Kempf's book offers a handbook for resistance and change. The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing combines a detailed and informed review of the literature on standardized testing with strong empirical evidence. It includes rich and engaging anecdotes that not only bring the material to life but also help educators and policymakers see and understand the damage that test-oriented teaching and learning has wrought on schools. With this work, Kempf joins the ranks of leading education scholars and activists working to rescue our schools from the neoliberal reform juggernaut." - Joel Westheimer, University Research Chair in Democracy, University of Ottawa, Canada; Education columnist, CBC Radio

• 1.The School as Factory Farm: All Testing All the Time2.The History, Logic, and Push for Standardized Testing3.Testing at the Tipping Point: HSST as a Governing Education Principle In and Out of the Classroom4.Revising the Pedagogical Form: Test-Oriented Teaching and Learning5.Not What I Signed up For: The Changing Meaning of Being a Teacher6.A Lack of Accountability: Teacher Perspectives on Equity, Accuracy, and Standardized Testing7.Implications: Synthesis of Findings, Resistance, and Alternatives