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" The myths of standardized tests : "
Phillip Harris, Bruce M. Smith, and Joan Harris
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BL
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643466
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Harris, Phillip,1939-
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The myths of standardized tests : : why they don't tell you what you think they do /\ Phillip Harris, Bruce M. Smith, and Joan Harris
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Lanham, Md. :: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,, c2011
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vii, 197 p. ;; 24 cm
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9781442208094
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: 1442208090
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: 9781442208117
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: 1442208112
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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A medley of views -- This is not a test -- Misunderstanding accountability: the big picture -- The tests are too narrow -- The tests don't measure achievement adequately -- Testing autobiography: Phil's story -- The tests are less than objective -- Testing autobiography: Bruce's story -- Rewards and punishments don't motivate -- Testing autobiography: Joan's story -- The distortions of high stakes -- What's left out? -- Why not more direct measurement? -- The test don't predict well -- New ideas for genuine accountability -- What's it all about?
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"Reading" the reading tests / Susan Ohanian -- Misunderstood measurement mallets / W. James Popham -- A use of tests I could support / Gerald W. Bracey -- Within limits, tests can be useful / Stanley Pogrow -- Kids or cows? / Tom O'Brien -- The tests we need today / Gail Marshall -- A smoke screen / Larry Barber -- The game of school / Ken Jones
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Debunks myths and assumptions about standardized tests, proposes alternative methods for evaluating the success of schools, and offers suggestions for helping to reduce the burden of tests on students
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Universities and colleges-- United States-- Admission
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Education, Higher-- Standards-- United States
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College applications-- United States
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LB2351.2.H356 2011
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Smith, Bruce M.,1949-
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Harris, Joan,1938-
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