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Autore |
Thomas R. Murray (Robert Murray), <1921-> |
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High-stakes testing [[electronic resource] ] : coping with collateral damage / / R. Murray Thomas |
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Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Educational tests and measurements - United States - Evaluation |
Education - Standards - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-315) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Nature of Collateral Damage; Part I: Tasks of the Testing Game; Part II: The Testing Game's Players; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The federal government's No Child Left Behind Act has thrust high-stakes testing - its goals, methods, and consequences - into the educational limelight. The four-fold purpose of this book is to: describe the nature of high-stakes testing; identify types of collateral damage that have attended the testing programs; analyze methods different groups of people have chosen for coping with the damage and suggest lessons to be learned from the high-stakes-testing experience. The six groups of people whose coping strategies are inspected include: politicians and their staffs; educational ad |
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