Format:
353 p
,
ill., maps
,
22 cm
ISBN:
9780674028050
,
0674028058
Content:
If only it were so simple -- What is a test? -- What we measure: just how good is the sample? -- The evolution of American testing -- What test scores tell us about American kids -- What influences test scores, or how not to pick a school -- Error and reliability: how much we don't know what we're talking about -- Reporting performance: standards and scales -- Validity -- Inflated test scores -- Adverse impact and bias -- Testing students with special needs -- Sensible uses of tests
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-343) and index
,
If only it were so simple -- What is a test? -- What we measure: just how good is the sample? -- The evolution of American testing -- What test scores tell us about American kids -- What influences test scores, or how not to pick a school -- Error and reliability: how much we don't know what we're talking about -- Reporting performance: standards and scales -- Validity -- Inflated test scores -- Adverse impact and bias -- Testing students with special needs -- Sensible uses of tests
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Koretz, Daniel Measuring up Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2022 ISBN 9780674039728
Language:
English
Subjects:
Education
Keywords:
USA
;
Pädagogischer Test
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