Measuring up : what educational testing really tells us /

Bringing statistical terms down to earth, Daniel 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. He walks readers through ev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koretz, Daniel M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Educational tests and measurements > United States.
Test bias > United States.
Tests et mesures en éducation > États-Unis.
Biais dans les tests > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Evaluation.
STUDY AIDS > Tests.
EDUCATION > Testing & Measurement.
Educational tests and measurements.
Test bias.
Schulleistungsmessung
Kunskapsprov > Förenta staterna.
United States.
USA
UNITED STATES.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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