Overlap: Influencing What's Taught. A Process Model of Teachers' Content Selection.

LeMahieu, Paul; Leinhardt, Gaea

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Publication Date: 1985

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Overlap: Influencing What's Taught. A Process Model of Teachers' Content Selection.

LeMahieu, Paul; Leinhardt, Gaea

Journal of Classroom Interaction, v21 n1 p2-11 Win 1985

The concept of overlap between instruction and assessment is defined. The influence of tests on teaching and the teacher as curricular content decision maker is described. A model of how awareness of this overlap can move curriculum practice into alignment with an assessment system is presented. (Author/MT)

Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standardized Tests, Teacher Response, Test Construction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - General

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Language: English

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