The truth about testing : an educator's call to action /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Popham, W. James
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, [2001]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Classroom consequences of unsound high-stakes testing
  • Why we test
  • The mystique of standardized measuring instruments
  • Confounded causality
  • Creating large-scale tests that illuminate instructional decisions
  • Getting maximum instructional mileage out of classroom assessment
  • Collecting credible evidence of instructional effectiveness
  • Wrapping up with action options.