The outcomes of high-stakes tests (HST) in New York schools have consequences for teachers and administrators, as students’ results became quality indicators for school administration and instruction. Education consultant’s views offer an independent perspective of the HST environment. Data were collected from education consultants through a survey and interviews. Findings linked HST with reduced teacher control in instructional planning, curriculum narrowing and increased test preparation. These practices were associated with decreased collaboration and increased teacher and administrator stress. Foucault’s “governmentality” and concepts of neoliberal education policy framed aspects of the study. This study indicates that the consequences of HST require critical interrogation as HST practices have adverse impacts on teacher and administrator agency and student outcomes.

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破坏教学：教育顾问如何看待高考试准备对教学的影响

由于学生的成绩已成为学校管理和教学的质量指标，纽约学校的高分考试（HST）的结果对教师和管理人员产生了影响。教育顾问的观点为HST环境提供了独立的观点。通过调查和访谈从教育顾问那里收集数据。研究结果表明，HST与教学计划中教师控制的减少，课程范围的缩小以及考试准备的增加有关。这些做法与协作减少以及老师和管理员的压力增加有关。福柯的“政府性”和新自由主义教育政策的概念构成了研究的框架。