Download or read book Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing written by American Educational Research Association and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prepared by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educatioanl and Psychological Testing of the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association and National Council on Measurement in Education"--T.p. verso.
Download or read book Standardized Testing in Schools written by Holly Dolezalek and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2009 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses standardized testing in schools and the controversy about its value as a tool, the history of testing, standards, and scoring, the No Child Left Behind Act, the effects on teaching, cheating among students and teachers, and public opinion about the topic.
Download or read book State by State written by Matt Weiland and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Depression-era travel guides, an anthology of essays on each of the fifty states, plus Washington, D.C., by some of America’s finest writers. State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Anthony Bourdain chases the fumigation truck in Bergen County, New Jersey Dave Eggers tells it straight: Illinois is Number 1 Louise Erdrich loses her bikini top in North Dakota Jonathan Franzen gets waylaid by New York’s publicist . . . and personal attorney . . . and historian . . . and geologist John Hodgman explains why there is no such thing as a “Massachusettsean” Edward P. Jones makes the case: D.C. should be a state! Jhumpa Lahiri declares her reckless love for the Rhode Island coast Rich Moody explores the dark heart of Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway, exit by exit Ann Patchett makes a pilgrimage to the Civil War site at Shiloh, Tennessee William T. Vollman visits a San Francisco S&M club And many more Praise for State by State An NPR Best Book of the Year “The full plumage of American life, in all its riotous glory.” —The New Yorker “Odds are, you’ll fall for every state a little.” —Los Angeles Times
Download or read book The Case Against Standardized Testing written by Alfie Kohn and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kohn's central message is that standardized tests are "not a force of nature but a force of politics--and political decisions can be questioned, challenged, and ultimately reversed."
Download or read book Standard Educational Tests in the Elementary Training School of Missouri written by Walter Fenno Dearborn and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Educational Tests and Measurements written by Marvin Foster Beeson and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Educational Tests for Use in Elementary Schools written by Walter Scott Monroe and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond Test Scores written by Jack Schneider and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Test scores are the go-to metric of policy makers and anxious parents looking to place their children in the best schools. Yet standardized tests are a poor way to measure school performance. Using the diverse urban school district of Somerville MA as a case study, Jack Schneider’s team developed a new framework to assess educational effectiveness.
Download or read book Standardized Testing Primer written by Richard P. Phelps and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glossary and bibliography are also provided, The Standardized Testing Primer is an ideal text for teaching this subject to undergraduate and graduate students."--Jacket.
Download or read book Educational Assessment written by Robert J. Wright and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational Tests and Measurements in the Age of Accountability is a core text for use in a first level graduate course in educational measurement and testing. In addition to covering the topics traditionally found in core textbooks for this course, this text also provides coverage of contemporary topics (including national testing programs, international achievement comparisons, the value added assessment of schools and teachers, and the public policy debate on selective admissions vs. affirmative minority enrollment).
Download or read book Standard Educational Tests written by Melvin Everett Haggerty and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Using Standardized Tests in Education written by William A. Mehrens and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1987 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond Testing written by Deborah Meier and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Testing describes seven forms of assessment that are more effective than standardized test results. These assessments are more honest about what we can and cannot know about childrens knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Readers can compare and contrast each approach to determine which is most appropriate for their school.
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Download or read book Educational Tests and Measurements written by Walter Scott Monroe and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
