Deep Curriculum Alignment: Creating a Level Playing Field for All Children on High-Stakes Tests of Educational Accountability

by Fenwick W. English

Why do testing and accountability efforts in today's schools fail? In "Deep Curriculum Alignment", English and Steffy explore the flaws in state mandated testing, advocating a more comprehensive approach to teaching and testing. This highly practical book will guide you into a deeply aligned curriculum that produces academic results and a level playing field. Each chapter covers principles of testing and curriculum building, and concludes with a summary of the key concepts presented. The authors survey various studies, present the ethical dilemmas involved in testing, and present a step-by-step guide to pedagogical parallelism and alignment.

Author Biography: Fenwick W. English, Ph.D. is Professor and Program Coordinator of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the Iowa State University College of Education. Betty E. Steffy, Ed.D. is a Professor in the Graduate Faculty at the Iowa State University Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. They are the authors of several books, including "Curriculum and Assessment for World-Class Schools" (Scarecrow Education 1997).

167 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2001

Reviews

[Barbara Lovejoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the books they gave us in my Principal training. It has some extremely valuable information.

[Melina Wouters · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helps start good conversations, and creates a platform for questions to consider for curriculum and instruction departments.