Tests, Testing, and Genuine School Reform.
The author draws on scientific studies of tests and their uses to show how standardized achievement tests must play a central role in improving achievement in K-12 schools. He explains the central considerations in developing and evaluating tests and tells how tests can best be best used, covering s...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Hoover Institution Press,
2011
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| Series: | Hoover Institution Press publication ;
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Acknowledgments; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction and Overview; 2. Why Tests are Necessary; 3. Well-Made Tests; 4. Types and Uses of Achievement Tests; 5. Preparing Standardized Achievement Tests; 6. Tests as Incentives; 7. Preventing Test Fraud; 8. Standards and Testing; 9. Using Tests to Raise Student Achievement; 10. Conclusion; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution'sKoret Task Force on K-12 Education; Index.
