02852nam 2200589Ia 450 991046211010332120200520144314.00-8179-1356-4(CKB)2670000000276574(EBL)1370691(SSID)ssj0000757084(PQKBManifestationID)11390549(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757084(PQKBWorkID)10754502(PQKB)10347562(MiAaPQ)EBC3301882(EXLCZ)99267000000027657420110517d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTests, testing, and genuine school reform[electronic resource] /Herbert J. WalbergStanford, Calif. Education Next Booksc20111 online resource (119 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;no. 610Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-1354-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Acknowledgments; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction and Overview; 2. Why Tests are Necessary; 3. Well-Made Tests; 4. Types and Uses of Achievement Tests; 5. Preparing Standardized Achievement Tests; 6. Tests as Incentives; 7. Preventing Test Fraud; 8. Standards and Testing; 9. Using Tests to Raise Student Achievement; 10. Conclusion; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution'sKoret Task Force on K-12 Education; IndexThe author draws on scientific studies of tests and their uses to show how standardized achievement tests must play a central role in improving achievement in K-12 schools. He explains the central considerations in developing and evaluating tests and tells how tests can best be best used, covering such topics as using tests for student incentives, paying teachers for performance, and using tests in efforts to attain new state and national standards.Hoover Institution Press publication ;610.Educational tests and measurementsUnited StatesEducationStandardsUnited StatesEducational changeUnited StatesSchool improvement programsUnited StatesElectronic books.Educational tests and measurementsEducationStandardsEducational changeSchool improvement programs371.260973Walberg Herbert J.1937-891292MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462110103321Tests, testing, and genuine school reform1990722UNINA