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The testing charade : pretending to make schools better /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koretz, Daniel M. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Educational tests and measurements > United States.
Educational accountability > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Beyond all reason
  • What is a test?
  • The evolution of test-based "reform"
  • Campbell's law
  • Score inflation
  • Cheating
  • Test prep
  • Making up unrealistic targets
  • Evaluating teachers
  • Will the Common Core fix this?
  • Did kids learn more?
  • Nine principles for doing better
  • Doing better
  • Wrapping up.