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On the Value of Entrance Exams -- $t2. On Substituting Achievement Tests for Aptitude Tests in College Admissions -- $t3. On Rigid Decision Rules for Scholarships -- $t4. The Aptitude-Achievement Connection -- $t5. Comparing the Incomparable -- $t6. On Examinee Choice in Educational Testing -- $t7. What If Choice Is Part of the Test? -- $t8. A Little Ignorance Is a Dangerous Thing -- $t9. Assessing Teachers from Student Scores -- $t10. Shopping for Colleges When What We Know Ain't -- $t11. Of CAT s and Claims -- $tEpilogue -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aUneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in education today--and the policies that have resulted--are wrong. He shows why colleges that make the SAT optional for applicants end up with underperforming students and inflated national rankings, and why the push to substitute achievement tests for aptitude tests makes no sense. Wainer challenges the thinking behind the enormous rise of advanced placement courses in high schools, and demonstrates why assessing teachers based on how well their students perform on tests--a central pillar of recent education reforms--is woefully misguided. He explains why college rankings are often lacking in hard evidence, why essay questions on tests disadvantage women, why the most grievous errors in education testing are not made by testing organizations--and much more. No one concerned about seeing our children achieve their full potential can afford to ignore this book. With forceful storytelling, wry insight, and a wealth of real-world examples, Uneducated Guesses exposes today's educational policies to the light of empirical evidence, and offers solutions for fairer and more viable future policies. 606 $aUniversities and colleges$zUnited States$xEntrance examinations 606 $aEducation$xStandards$zUnited States 606 $aEducational evaluation$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xEntrance examinations. 615 0$aEducation$xStandards 615 0$aEducational evaluation 676 $a378.1/662 700 $aWainer$b Howard$0126613 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456271803321 996 $aUneducated guesses$91983107 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03423nam 2200673 450 001 9910451950003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-86372-011-0 010 $a1-281-35693-X 010 $a9786611356934 010 $a0-86372-361-6 010 $a1-4294-7925-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000474195 035 $a(EBL)1830741 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000219163 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12067109 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000219163 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10228083 035 $a(PQKB)11386706 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1830741 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1830741 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10302842 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL800317 035 $a(OCoLC)894791416 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000474195 100 $a20141220h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPeacemaking $ethe inside story of the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli treaty /$fAbdul Salam A. Majali, Jawad A. Anani and Munther J. Haddadin ; with a foreword by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan ; preface by David L. Boren 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aReading, England :$cIthaca Press,$d2006. 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (372 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-86372-307-1 327 $aCover; Contents; Foreword, by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan; Preface, by David L. Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma; Authors' Preface; Introduction; 1 A Call to Peace; 2 Pre-Talk Talks/Sofa Diplomacy; 3 Issues of Representation; 4 Jordanians' Attitudes to Peace; 5 Visions and Revisions; 6 Developments in the Round; 7 Multilaterals; 8 The Process Survives; 9 The Common Agenda; 10 More PLO Involvement; 11 Ninth, Tenth, Oslo, Eleventh; 12 The Process Accelerates; 13 Implementation; 14 The Peace Treaty; 15 Implementation Overview; Appendices 327 $aAppendix 1 Letter of Invitation to the Bilateral NegotiationsAppendix 2 First Proposals for a Common Agenda; Appendix 3 The Common Agenda; Appendix 4 Treaty of Peace Between The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and The State of Israel; Index 330 $aAfter half a century of animosity and wars, Jordan and Israel succeeded in reaching a peace treaty through bilateral negotiations under the Middle East peace process that was initiated and sponsored by the United States and the Soviet Union, later the Russian Federation. 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