The Effect of Standardized Testing on Historical Literacy and Educational Reform in the U.S.

Authors

Julie Hisey Maranto, Fort Hays State University

DOI

10.58809/LZSY2873

Abstract

Public education in America has an impressive history of success in equipping students with literacy that extends back to the earliest days of our nation. Education was a high priority for the original settlers in America who, motivated by their religious convictions, eagerly sought mastery and dissemination of literacy skills throughout the population. For most of the Protestant settlers, their beliefs derived from the doctrines of the Reformation and they considered the ability to read as a fundamental necessity for grounding citizens in the tenets of their faith as well as their government.

Recommended Citation

Maranto, Julie Hisey (2015) "The Effect of Standardized Testing on Historical Literacy and Educational Reform in the U.S.," Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research: Vol. 3, Article 2.
DOI: 10.58809/LZSY2873
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/aljsr/vol3/iss1/2