| Description |
xiii, 337 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Hoover Institution Press publication ; 521
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction and overview / Williamson M. Evers, Herbert J. Walberg -- Examinations for educational productivity / Herbert J. Walberg -- Why testing experts hate testing / Richard P. Phelps -- Early reading assessment / Barbara R. Foorman, Jack M. Fletcher, David J. Francis -- Science and mathematics testing: what's right and wrong with the NAEP and TIMSS? / Stan Metzenberg -- Telling lessons from the TIMSS videotape / Alan R. Siegel -- Portfolio assessment and education reform / Brian Stecher -- Using performance assessment for accountability purposes / William A. Mehrens -- Learning from Kentucky's failed accountability system / George K. Cunningham -- Accountability works in Texas / Darvin M. Winick, Sandy Kress. |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements.
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Educational accountability.
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Teacher effectiveness.
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| Added Author |
Evers, Williamson M., 1948-
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Walberg, Herbert J., 1937-
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| ISBN |
0817929827 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0817929819 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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