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Umfang: 353 p , ill., maps , 22 cm

ISBN: 9780674028050 , 0674028058

Inhalt: 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

Anmerkung: 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

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Koretz, Daniel Measuring up Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2022 ISBN 9780674039728

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Pädagogik

Schlagwort(e): USA ; Pädagogischer Test

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Umfang: 1 online resource (363 p.)

ISBN: 9780674039728

Inhalt: Measuring Up demystifies educational testing - from MCAS to SAT to WAIS. Bringing statistical terms down to earth, Koretz takes readers through the most fundamental issues that arise in educational testing and shows how they apply to some of the most controversial issues in education today, from high-stakes testing to special education.

Anmerkung: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Prologue -- , 1. If Only It Were So Simple -- , 2. What Is a Test? -- , 3. What We Measure: Just How Good Is the Sample? -- , 4. The Evolution of American Testing -- , 5. What Test Scores Tell Us about American Kids -- , 6. What Influences Test Scores, or How Not to Pick a School -- , 7. Error and Reliability: How Much We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About -- , 8. Reporting Performance: Standards and Scales -- , 9. Validity -- , 10. Inflated Test Scores -- , 11. Adverse Impact and Bias -- , 12. Testing Students with Special N -- , 13. Sensible Uses of Tests -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index , In English.

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.4159/9780674039728

URL: Co-access DOI click Walter de Gruyter

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674039728

URL: Co-access DOI click Walter de Gruyter

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674039728

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Umfang: 1 online resource (363 p.)

ISBN: 0-674-03972-6

Inhalt: Measuring Up demystifies educational testing - from MCAS to SAT to WAIS. Bringing statistical terms down to earth, Koretz takes readers through the most fundamental issues that arise in educational testing and shows how they apply to some of the most controversial issues in education today, from high-stakes testing to special education.

Anmerkung: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Prologue -- , 1. If Only It Were So Simple -- , 2. What Is a Test? -- , 3. What We Measure: Just How Good Is the Sample? -- , 4. The Evolution of American Testing -- , 5. What Test Scores Tell Us about American Kids -- , 6. What Influences Test Scores, or How Not to Pick a School -- , 7. Error and Reliability: How Much We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About -- , 8. Reporting Performance: Standards and Scales -- , 9. Validity -- , 10. Inflated Test Scores -- , 11. Adverse Impact and Bias -- , 12. Testing Students with Special N -- , 13. Sensible Uses of Tests -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-674-03521-6

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-674-02805-8

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.4159/9780674039728