02854nam 2200589Ia 450 991081727360332120230725034814.00-8179-1356-4(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 StatesEducational tests and measurementsEducationStandardsEducational changeSchool improvement programs371.260973EDU030000bisacshWalberg Herbert J.1937-1094369MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817273603321Tests, testing, and genuine school reform4108704UNINA