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857546
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Nichols, Sharon Lynn.
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Collateral damage : : how high-stakes testing corrupts America's schools /\ Sharon L. Nichols and David C. Berliner.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard Education Press,, ©2007.
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xviii, 234 pages ;; 24 cm
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1891792350
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: 1891792369
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: 9781891792359
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: 9781891792366
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9781891792350
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index.
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| Contents
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A short history of high-stakes testing : arguments for and against its use, its place in contemporary society, and a brief introduction to Campbell's law -- The prevalence and many forms of cheating : and the problem of absolute and relativistic standards for judging such occurrences -- Excluding students from education by design and by neglect : the crisis of caring in our schools, and the special case of the "bubble kids"-- States cheat too! : how statistical trickery and misrepresentation of data mislead the public -- What happens to validity when indicators are distorted and corrupted : the many ways that high-stakes testing promotes such distortion and corruption, and how those practices lead to confusion about what test scores mean -- How high-stakes testing undermines public education and the teaching profession : while also destroying both teacher and student morale -- We conclude that high-stakes testing provides perfect conditions for Campbell's Law to operate : ignores standards for professional conduct and appropriate test use, and is unnecessary because alternative systems of accountability exist.
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Documents the threat high-stakes testing poses to the field of education, arguing that high-stakes testing undermines the purposes and ideals of the American education system.
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Cheating (Education)-- United States.
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Educational tests and measurements-- United States.
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Public schools-- United States.
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Cheating (Education)
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Cheating.
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Educational testing.
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Educational tests and measurements.
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Kunskapsprov-- Förenta staterna.
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Öffentliche Schule
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Public schools.
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Schulleistungsmessung
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Scores.
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Tests.
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Validity.
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United States.
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USA
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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371.260973
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LB3051.N53 2007
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5,3ssgn
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DV 2850rvk
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Berliner, David C.
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