Uneducated Guesses : Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided Education Policies /

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Uneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wainer, Howard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Universities and colleges > Entrance examinations.
Educational evaluation.
Education > Standards.
EDUCATION > Evaluation & Assessment.
STUDY AIDS > SAT.
STUDY AIDS > MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
STUDY AIDS > PSAT & NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)
STUDY AIDS > CLEP (College-Level Examination Program)
STUDY AIDS > ACT.
STUDY AIDS > GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
STUDY AIDS > MAT (Miller Analogies Test)
Évaluation en education > États-Unis.
Universites > États-Unis > Examens d'entree.
Educational evaluation > United States.
Education > Standards > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > Entrance examinations.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What happens if the SAT is made optional?
  • Substituting achievement tests for aptitude tests
  • Cut-offs for scholarships
  • The aptitude-achievement function: an aid for allocating educational resources
  • Comparing the incomparable
  • On examinee choice in educational testing
  • What if choice is part of the test?
  • A little ignorance is a dangerous thing
  • Assessing teachers from student scores: on the practicality of value-added models
  • Shopping for colleges when what we know ain't
  • Of cats and claims: the first step toward wisdom.

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