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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.
ISBN
9781607520276 (pbk.)
1607520273 (pbk.)
9781607520283 (hardcover)
1607520281 (hardcover)
Published
Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., c2009.
Physical Description
viii, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 23, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-250) and index.
Contents
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?
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