02514nam 2200529Ia 450 991095231510332120200520144314.00-87120-913-6(CKB)2550000000038201(EBL)3002033(SSID)ssj0000285027(PQKBManifestationID)11235480(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285027(PQKBWorkID)10262505(PQKB)10271309(MiAaPQ)EBC3002033(Au-PeEL)EBL3002033(CaPaEBR)ebr10044769(OCoLC)51028989(BIP)9029899(EXLCZ)99255000000003820120031217d2001 my 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe truth about testing an educator's call to action /James W. Popham1st ed.Alexandria, Va. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development20011 online resource (175 p.)Description based upon print version of record.""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: How We Arrived at This Unhappy Place""; ""Chapter 1: Classroom Consequences of Unsound High-Stakes Testing""; ""Chapter 2: Why We Test""; ""Chapter 3: The Mystique of Standardized Measuring Instruments""; ""Chapter 4: Confounded Causality""; ""Chapter 5: Creating Large-Scale Tests That Illuminate Instructional Decisions""; ""Chapter 6: Getting Maximum Instructional Mileage Out of Classroom Assessment""; ""Chapter 7: Collecting Credible Evidence of Instructional Effectiveness""""Chapter 8: Wrapping Up with Action Options""""References and Resources""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""; ""Related ASCD Resources""; ""Search this Book""Throughout this commonsense and conversational resource, the author appeals to educators to build their own assessment literacy, spread the word about harmful testing, and reexamine how they use test data in the classroom.Educational tests and measurementsUnited StatesEducationStandardsUnited StatesEducational tests and measurementsEducationStandardsPopham W. James857410MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910952315103321The truth about testing4476165UNINA