EJ646347 SP530065
Title: "Lost at Sea": New Teachers' Experiences with Curriculum and Assessment.
Author(s): Kauffman, David; Johnson, Susan Moore; Kardos, Susan M.; Liu, Edward; Peske, Heather G.
Source: Teachers College Record, v104 n2 p273-300 Mar 2002
Publication Date: 2002
ISSN: 0161-4681
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP2002
Interviewed diverse beginning teachers in a variety of Massachusetts public schools regarding how they experienced curriculum and assessments in the face of standards-based reform. Respondents received little or no guidance about what to teach or how to teach it and struggled to prepare content and materials. The standards and accountability environment created a sense of urgency but no support. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards; *Beginning Teachers; *Curriculum Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Public Schools;
Standardized Tests; *State Standards; Student Evaluation
Identifiers: Massachusetts
