03506nam 2200697Ia 450 991097086640332120200520144314.09988-647-66-21-283-00518-297866130051829988-647-54-99988-647-53-0(CKB)2670000000079580(EBL)3001550(SSID)ssj0000488103(PQKBManifestationID)11328883(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488103(PQKBWorkID)10447651(PQKB)11702331(Au-PeEL)EBL3001550(CaPaEBR)ebr10448527(CaONFJC)MIL300518(OCoLC)939263115(OCoLC)842973112(MdBmJHUP)musev2_82517(Perlego)2102066(MiAaPQ)EBC3001550(EXLCZ)99267000000007958020091221d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTwo views from Christiansborg CastleVolume IIA description of the Guinea Coast and its inhabitants /by H.C. Monrad, translated from Danish by Selena Axelrod WinsnesLegon, Accra, Ghana Sub-Saharan Pub.20091 online resource (298 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9988-647-77-8 9988-647-28-X Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Plates; Translators Introduction; Foreword; Authors Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Back CoverAnnotation.Selena Axelrod Winsnes has been engaged, since 1982, in the translation into English, and editing of Danish language sources to West African history, sources published from 1697 to 1822, the period during which Denmark-Norway was an actor in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It comprises five major books written for the Scandinavian public. They describe all aspects of life on the Gold Coast [Ghana], the Middle Passage and the Danish Caribbean islands [US Virgin Islands], as seen by five different men. Each had his own agenda and mind-set, and the books, both singly and combined, hold a wealth of information - of interest both to scholars and lay readers. They provide important insights into the cultural baggage the enslaved Africans carried with them to the America's. One of the books, L.F. Rmer's A Reliable Account of the Coast of Guinea was runner-up for the prestigious International Texts Prize awarded by the U.S. African Studies Association.DanesTravelGhanaDanesTravelGuinea, Gulf ofSlave tradeGhanaSlave tradeGuinea, Gulf ofGhanaDescription and travelGuinea, Gulf ofDescription and travelDanesTravelDanesTravelSlave tradeSlave tradeMonrad H. C(Hans Christian),1780-1825.1812472MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970866403321Two views from Christiansborg Castle4364908UNINA04573nam 2200745 a 450 991097375360332120251116140854.0978661208193497803091734690309173469978128208193212820819349780309524957030952495497805850471880585047189(CKB)110986584752452(EBL)3375563(SSID)ssj0000170912(PQKBManifestationID)11167245(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170912(PQKBWorkID)10236041(PQKB)10727077(MiAaPQ)EBC3375563(Au-PeEL)EBL3375563(CaPaEBR)ebr10040980(OCoLC)923257270(Perlego)4734588(BIP)47780647(EXLCZ)9911098658475245219981008d1999 ua 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHigh stakes testing for tracking, promotion, and graduation /Jay P. Heubert and Robert M. Hauser, editors ; Committee on Appropriate Test Use ; Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press19991 online resource (352 p.)"The study was supported by contract/grant no. ED-98-CO-0005"--T.p. verso.9780309062800 0309062802 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Front Matter""; ""Foreword""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; "" Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Assessment Policy and Politics""; ""3 Legal Frameworks""; ""4 Tests as Measurements""; ""5 Tracking""; ""6 Promotion and Retention""; ""7 Awarding or Withholding High School Diplomas""; ""8 Students with Disabilities""; ""9 English-Language Learners""; ""10 Use of Voluntary National Test Scores for Tracking, Promotion, or Graduation Decisions""; ""11 Potential Strategies for Promoting Appropriate Test Use""; ""12 Findings and Recommendations"""" Biographical Sketches""""Index""Everyone is in favor of "high education standards" and "fair testing" of student achievement, but there is little agreement as to what these terms actually mean. High Stakes looks at how testing affects critical decisions for American students. As more and more tests are introduced into the country's schools, it becomes increasingly important to know how those tests are used--and misused--in assessing children's performance and achievements. High Stakes focuses on how testing is used in schools to make decisions about tracking and placement, promotion and retention, and awarding or withholding high school diplomas. This book sorts out the controversies that emerge when a test score can open or close gates on a student's educational pathway. The expert panel: Proposes how to judge the appropriateness of a test. Explores how to make tests reliable, valid, and fair. Puts forward strategies and practices to promote proper test use. Recommends how decisionmakers in education should--and should not--use test results. The book discusses common misuses of testing, their political and social context, what happens when test issues are taken to court, special student populations, social promotion, and more. High Stakes will be of interest to anyone concerned about the long-term implications for individual students of picking up that Number 2 pencil: policymakers, education administrators, test designers, teachers, and parents.Educational tests and measurementsUnited StatesEducational accountabilityUnited StatesEducation and stateUnited StatesEducational tests and measurementsEducational accountabilityEducation and state371.26/0973Heubert Jay Philip1812308Hauser Robert Mason1101712National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Appropriate Test Use.National Research Council (U.S.).Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.Board on Testing and Assessment.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973753603321High stakes4364662UNINA