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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450483803321

Autore

Thomas R. Murray (Robert Murray), <1921->

Titolo

High-stakes testing [[electronic resource] ] : coping with collateral damage / / R. Murray Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005

ISBN

1-4106-1280-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Disciplina

371.26/0973

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States - Evaluation

Education - Standards - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-315) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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