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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wainer, Howard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 the most widely held beliefs in education today--and the policies that have resulted--are wrong. He shows why colleges that make the SAT optional for applicants end up with underperforming students and inflated national rankings, and why the push to substitute achievement tests for aptitude tests mak.
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400839575

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