The paradoxes of high stakes testing
Subtitle: how they affect students, their parents, teachers, principals, schools, and society
By: George Madaus, Michael Russell, Jennifer Higgins.
Contributors: Russell, Michael K., 1967-; Higgins, Jennifer.
Publisher: Information Age Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Charlotte, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781607520276; 9781607520283
Subjects: Educational tests and measurements
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The high-stakes testing mania; title: Why has testing become so important?; title: What is a test?; title: What human and cultural factors affect test performance?; title: What technical issues affect test validity?; title: Why is it important to regard testing as a technology?; title: Why is the history of testing important?; title: What are the paradoxical consequences of high-stakes testing?; title: What is the future of testing?; title: Why and how should high-stakes testing be monitored?.