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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Madaus, George F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational tests and measurements.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., [2009]
- 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?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-250) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kathryn Faul and Joseph A. Wallace Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781607520276
- 1607520273
- 9781607520283
- 1607520281
- OCLC:
- 272341964
- Publisher Number:
- 99936668605
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