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The myth of achievement tests : the GED and the role of character in American life /
Modern societies rely on written tests. Achievement tests have come to play a prominent role. They are used to sift and sort people, to evaluate schools, and to assess the performance of entire nations. This book evaluates the predictive power of achievement tests for life outcomes by examining one...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2014.
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| 245 | 0 | 4 | |a The myth of achievement tests : |b the GED and the role of character in American life / |c edited by James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Chicago : |b University of Chicago Press, |c 2014. | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Achievement tests and the role of character in American life / James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz -- An institutional history of the GED / Lois M. Quinn -- Growth in GED testing / John Eric Humphries -- Who are the GEDs? / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz -- The economic and social benefits of GED certification / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz -- The military performance of GED holders / Janice H. Laurence -- The GED testing program induces students to drop out / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Paul A. Lafontaine, and Pedro Rodríguez -- High-stakes testing and the rise of the GED / Andrew Halpern-Manners, John Robertwarren, and Eric Grodsky -- Fostering and measuring skills : interventions that improve character and cognition / James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz -- What should be done? / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz. | |
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 520 | 8 | |a Modern societies rely on written tests. Achievement tests have come to play a prominent role. They are used to sift and sort people, to evaluate schools, and to assess the performance of entire nations. This book evaluates the predictive power of achievement tests for life outcomes by examining one widely used achievement test - the General Educational Development test - the GED for short. The GED enables high school dropouts to certify high school equivalency. Currently the GED programme produces roughly 12% of all high school credentials issued in the U.S. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Personality development. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Heckman, James J. |q (James Joseph), |e editor. | |
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