The paradoxes of high stakes testing : how they affect students, their parents, teachers, principals, schools, and society

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The paradoxes of high stakes testing : how they affect students, their parents, teachers, principals, schools, and society

George Madaus, Michael Russell, Jennifer Higgins

Information Age Pub., c2009

  • : pbk.
  • : hbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-250) and index

Contents of Works

  • The high-stakes testing mania
  • Why has testing become so important?
  • What is a test?
  • What human and cultural factors affect test performance?
  • What technical issues affect test validity?
  • Why is it important to regard testing as a technology?
  • Why is the history of testing important?
  • What are the paradoxical consequences of high-stakes testing?
  • What is the future of testing?
  • Why and how should high-stakes testing be monitored?

Details

  • NCID
    BA89111537
  • ISBN
    • 9781607520276
    • 9781607520283
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Charlotte, N.C.
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 254 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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