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Measuring up : what educational testing really tells us / Daniel Koretz.
| Author/creator | Koretz, Daniel M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. |
| Description | 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | If only it were so simple -- What is a test? -- What we measure: just how good is the sample? -- The evolution of American testing -- What test scores tell us about American kids -- What influences test scores, or how not to pick a school -- Error and reliability: how much we don't know what we're talking about -- Reporting performance: standards and scales -- Validity -- Inflated test scores -- Adverse impact and bias -- Testing students with special needs -- Sensible uses of tests. |
| Local note | Little-351838--305131030107O |
| Local note | Little-354524--3051310338790 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-343) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007045473 |
| ISBN | 9780674028050 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0674028058 (cloth : alk. paper) |