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The paradoxes of high stakes testing : how they affect students, their parents, teachers, principals, schools, and society /

As a nation, we spend more than 1 billion a year on federally mandated educational tests that 30 million students must take each year. The country spends an additional 1.2 billion on test preparation materials designed to help students pass these tests. While test mandates were put in place with goo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Madaus, George F.
Otros Autores: Russell, Michael K., 1967-, Higgins, Jennifer (Jennifer Anne)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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