S0254 · perlstein_2003_highland_elementary · registry identity

Tested: One American School in the Age of Accountability

Perlstein · 2003

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P10 — The long decline in American verbal test scores that began in the 1960s was caused by the mid-century adoption of content-light, skills-b…

P13 — Educational outcomes are primarily determined by which ideas are dominant, not by funding, demography, or irresistible social forces; the…

P14 — Standardised reading tests that purport to measure a general comprehension skill are invalid instruments for guiding instruction or judgi…

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Every occurrence, grouped by book and chapter, with the claim it was linked to support and (where the extraction regenerated one) the underlying warrant.

2006 · The Knowledge Deficit

Linda Perlstein’s documentation of Highland Elementary School's intensive but struggling reform efforts.

direct Most American schools are already working at maximum capacity to implement reforms but are seeing limited success in reading comprehension.

ch 1 · historical_example · kd:ch1_E29

Warrant (implicit): The failure of highly motivated and effortful reform attempts in a single school suggests that the problem lies in the underlying reform model rather than a lack of institutional will.

could fail ifSuccess may require a longer timeline than the period documented, or the school may have lacked the specific personnel expertise to implement the reforms correctly.

Linda Perlstein’s account of a school where formal strategy instruction failed to produce proficiency.

direct Strategy-based reading methods currently used in American schools do not work to produce proficient readers.

ch 2 · anecdote · kd:ch2_E29

Warrant (implicit): The observed failure of a pedagogical method in a single documented instance can be generalized to prove the failure of that method across the entire nation.

could fail ifThe failure at Linda Perlstein's school might be due to poor implementation, teacher quality, or student demographics rather than the strategy-based method itself.

Linda Perlstein's report on 'deadening exercises' in classrooms focused on comprehension strategy practice.

direct Current intensive preparation for standardized reading tests is harmful to students.

ch 6 · expert_testimony · kd:ch6_E9

Warrant (implicit): Instructional time spent on repetitive drills for abstract skills at the expense of substantive content creates a low-engagement environment that hinders learning.

could fail ifThe 'deadening' nature of the exercises may be a result of poor teaching style rather than an inherent flaw in the strategy-based curriculum itself.

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Linda Perlstein