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Testing and the paradoxes of fairness / Howard Wainer, Daniel H. Robinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wainer, Howard, author.
- Robinson, Daniel H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational tests and measurements.
- Universities and colleges--Entrance requirements.
- Universities and colleges.
- Universities and colleges--Admission.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 207 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- A brief recounting of the first four millennia of testing
- Why tests are so widely disliked
- The origins and consequences of mental testing in the U.S. military
- Testing in grades K-12
- Licensing examinations
- Admission testing for higher education
- Tests used for merit-based scholarships
- Using student test scores to evaluate teachers: an assessment of value-added models
- Dividing test scores into subcomponents
- On cost functions in testing
- Evidence in science: should we use data and what data can we trust?
- Three cautionary tales of zombie ideas about testing
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 21, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781009576864
- 1009576860
- 9781009576857
- 1009576852
- OCLC:
- 1539299597
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000281515
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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