When Process Becomes Policy: The Paradox of Kentucky State Reform for Exemplary Teachers of Writing

An exemplary teacher who perfected portfolio writing techniques with his seventh-graders fears that abandoning KIRIS (Kentucky Instructional Results Information System) for a more conventional testing system will discourage students' riskier ventures. Talented teachers must balance teaching wri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Phi Delta Kappan 1999-01, Vol.80 (5), p.401-406
Hauptverfasser:	Wolf, Shelby A., McIver, Monette C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accountability Achievement tests Art Expression Composition (Language arts) Education policy Education reform Educational Change Educational Equity (Finance) Educational Finance Educational Policy English Teachers Expressive Language Feedback (Response) Figurative Language Grade 4 Grade 7 Irony Junior High Schools Kentucky Kentucky Instructional Results Information System Language arts Letter writing Literary criticism Mandated Tests Middle Schools Poetry Politics of Education Portfolio Assessment School improvement programs Standardized Tests State Legislation State Policy Study and teaching Teacher Response Teachers Test Results Testing Problems Time on Task Writing Writing assignments Writing Evaluation Writing Instruction Writing Processes Writing Teachers Writing Tests
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Zusammenfassung:	An exemplary teacher who perfected portfolio writing techniques with his seventh-graders fears that abandoning KIRIS (Kentucky Instructional Results Information System) for a more conventional testing system will discourage students' riskier ventures. Talented teachers must balance teaching writing as an artistic process with meeting concrete policy demands. (MLH)
ISSN:	0031-7217 1940-6487