The Standards Movement and The Emperor's New Clothes

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (590) ◽  
pp. 21-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. James Popham
Keyword(s):  
Standards Movement

scholarly journals English Language Standards in California, China and Mexico: History, Comparison, and Analysis

Interchange ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Na ◽  
Jolene Castillo Gregory ◽  
Kip Téllez
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Theoretical Orientations ◽  
Professional Educators ◽  
Learning Standards ◽  
Teaching Standards ◽  
Grammatical Accuracy ◽  
Improve Instruction ◽  
New Guidelines ◽  
Standards Movement

AbstractLearning standards have become a prominent feature for schools and school systems worldwide. Our paper describes the development of recent English teaching standards in California, China, and Mexico, as well as analyzing them for their theoretical orientations. We begin with an overview and critique of the standards movement. Our analysis of the standards in California, China, and Mexico reveals a substantial shift from a grammatical accuracy focused approach towards a communicative approach to language instruction. While this turn may be welcomed by professional educators, there are practical policy questions to be answered. We end our paper by noting additional challenges to implementing the new standards. Our general assessment is that the authors of the standards firmly believe that the new guidelines will improve instruction.

scholarly journals Moving the 'standards movement'.

1985 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 645-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Standards Movement

Fulfilling the Promise of the Standards Movement

2006 ◽  
Vol 87 (5) ◽  
pp. 403-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lefkowits ◽  
Kirsten Miller
Keyword(s):  
Standards Movement

The Materials World Modules Program: Incorporating Technology in Pre-College Education

2001 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Hsu ◽  
Renee Dewald ◽  
Ken Turner
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
College Education ◽  
Important Goal ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
National Education ◽  
Inquiry Process ◽  
Unique Approach ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
Standards Movement

ABSTRACTIncorporating technology in pre-college education is an important goal. There is a clear mandate from the national education standards movement to address the issues of scientific and technologically literate citizenship. The Materials World Modules (MWM) Program uses a unique approach based upon design and inquiry to unite the abstract, quantitative methods of scientific inquiry with the concrete methods of technological design to help students develop and integrate these complementary skills. By experiencing MWM, students learn science by doing science. Using the MWM modules, students will be doing what scientists and engineers do: integrating the design process of propose, build, test and evaluate with the inquiry process of question, predict, experiment, reflect, and communicate. This kind of active application of learning leads to mastery of scientific concepts and greater retention.

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