The truth about testing : an educator's call to action /
Discusses good and bad student testing, shows teachers how to construct accurate methods of assessment and use their results to teach, and explains how teachers can protect themselves and students by educating parents, policy makers, and others about what kinds of testing are effective.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Alexandria, Va. :
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
©2001.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 087120729X 9780871207296 9781416601326 1416601325 9780871209139 0871209136 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Classroom consequences of unsound high-stakes testing
- Why we test
- The mystique of standardized measuring instruments
- Confounded causality
- Creating large-scale tests that illuminate instructional decisions
- Getting maximum instructional mileage out of classroom assessment
- Collecting credible evidence of instructional effectiveness
- Wrapping up with action options.