Preparing Students for College and Careers : Theory, Measurement, and Educational Practice /

"Katie Larsen McClarty is chief assessment officer at Questar Assessments. She oversees item and test development, publishing, psychometrics, and research. Her own research centers on assessment design, college readiness, standard setting, and gifted education. Krista D. Mattern is a director o...

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Main Author: Larsen McClarty, Katie (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Mattern, Krista D., Gaertner, Matthew N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Katie Larsen McClarty is chief assessment officer at Questar Assessments. She oversees item and test development, publishing, psychometrics, and research. Her own research centers on assessment design, college readiness, standard setting, and gifted education. Krista D. Mattern is a director of ACT's Statistical and Applied Research Department. Her research focuses on evaluating the validity and fairness of both cognitive and noncognitive measures for predicting student success. She is also interested in higher education issues such as college choice, major selection, and college completion. Matthew N. Gaertner is a principal research Scientist in SRI International's Center for Education Policy. His research focuses on college and career readiness and the effects of educational policies and reforms on disadvantaged students' access, persistence, and achievement."--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource : text file, PDF
ISBN:9781315621975
1315621975