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The Myth of Achievement Tests

Author : James J. Heckman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022610012X
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of Achievement Tests written by James J. Heckman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achievement tests play an important role in modern societies. They are used to evaluate schools, to assign students to tracks within schools, and to identify weaknesses in student knowledge. The GED is an achievement test used to grant the status of high school graduate to anyone who passes it. GED recipients currently account for 12 percent of all high school credentials issued each year in the United States. But do achievement tests predict success in life? The Myth of Achievement Tests shows that achievement tests like the GED fail to measure important life skills. James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Tim Kautz, and a group of scholars offer an in-depth exploration of how the GED came to be used throughout the United States and why our reliance on it is dangerous. Drawing on decades of research, the authors show that, while GED recipients score as well on achievement tests as high school graduates who do not enroll in college, high school graduates vastly outperform GED recipients in terms of their earnings, employment opportunities, educational attainment, and health. The authors show that the differences in success between GED recipients and high school graduates are driven by character skills. Achievement tests like the GED do not adequately capture character skills like conscientiousness, perseverance, sociability, and curiosity. These skills are important in predicting a variety of life outcomes. They can be measured, and they can be taught. Using the GED as a case study, the authors explore what achievement tests miss and show the dangers of an educational system based on them. They call for a return to an emphasis on character in our schools, our systems of accountability, and our national dialogue. Contributors Eric Grodsky, University of Wisconsin–Madison Andrew Halpern-Manners, Indiana University Bloomington Paul A. LaFontaine, Federal Communications Commission Janice H. Laurence, Temple University Lois M. Quinn, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Pedro L. Rodríguez, Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration John Robert Warren, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Achievement Testing

Author : Isaac I. Bejar
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Achievement Testing written by Isaac I. Bejar and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1983-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book which summarizes many of the recent advances in the theory and practice of achievement testing, in the light of technological developments, and developments in psychometric and psychological theory. It provides an introduction to the two major psychometric models, item response theory and generalizability theory, and assesses their strengths for different applications. The book closes with some speculations about the future of achievement tests for the assessment of individuals, as well as monitoring of educational progress. `...the book contains valuable information for both beginners and for advanced workers who want an overview of recent work in achievement testing.' -- The Journal of the American Statistical A

Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education

Author : Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826110622
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Book Synopsis Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education by : Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Download or read book Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education written by Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designated a Doody's Core Title and Essential Purchase! "Without question, this book should be on every nurse educator's bookshelf, or at least available through the library or nursing program office. Certainly, all graduate students studying to be nurse educators should have a copy." --Nursing Education Perspectives "This [third edition] is an invaluable resource for theoretical and practical application of evaluation and testing of clinical nursing students. Graduate students and veteran nurses preparing for their roles as nurse educators will want to add this book to their library." Score: 93, 4 stars --Doody's "This 3rd edition. . . .has again given us philosophical, theoretical and social/ethical frameworks for understanding assessment and measurement, as well as fundamental knowledge to develop evaluation tools for individual students and academic programs." -Nancy F. Langston, PhD, RN, FAAN Dean and Professor Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing All teachers need to assess learning. But often, teachers are not well prepared to carry out the tasks related to evaluation and testing. This third edition of Evaluation and Testing in Nursing Education serves as an authoritative resource for teachers in nursing education programs and health care agencies. Graduate students preparing for their roles as nurse educators will also want to add this book to their collection. As an inspiring, award-winning title, this book presents a comprehensive list of all the tools required to measure students' classroom and clinical performance. The newly revised edition sets forth expanded coverage on essential concepts of evaluation, measurement, and testing in nursing education; quality standards of effective measurement instruments; how to write all types of test items and establish clinical performance parameters and benchmarks; and how to evaluate critical thinking in written assignments and clinical performance. Special features: The steps involved in test construction, with guidelines on how to develop test length, test difficulty, item formats, and scoring procedures Guidelines for assembling and administering a test, including design rules and suggestions for reproducing the test Strategies for writing multiple-choice and multiple-response items How to develop test items that prepare students for licensure and certification examinations Like its popular predecessors, this text offers a seamless blending of theoretical and practical insight on evaluation and testing in nursing education, thus serving as an invaluable resource for both educators and students.

How to Make Achievement Tests and Assessments

Author : Norman Edward Gronlund
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book How to Make Achievement Tests and Assessments written by Norman Edward Gronlund and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1993 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition of a work formerly published under the titles Constructing Achievement Tests and How to Construct Achievement Tests. Focuses on test planning, item writing, test assembly and administration, and interpretation of results. Includes a new chapter on assigning grades. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

KBIT-2: Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (652 download)

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Download or read book KBIT-2: Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test written by and published by . This book was released on 2004* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Improving Indicators of the Quality of Science and Mathematics Education in Grades K-12

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309037409
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Improving Indicators of the Quality of Science and Mathematics Education in Grades K-12 by : National Research Council

Download or read book Improving Indicators of the Quality of Science and Mathematics Education in Grades K-12 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1988-02-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a carefully developed monitoring system to track the progress of mathematics and science education, particularly the effects of ongoing efforts to improve students' scientific knowledge and mathematics competency. It describes an improved series of indicators to assess student learning, curriculum quality, teaching effectiveness, student behavior, and financial and leadership support for mathematics and science education. Of special interest is a critical review of current testing methods and their use in probing higher-order skills and evaluating educational quality.

Woodcock-Johnson IV

Author : Nancy Mather
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118860748
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Woodcock-Johnson IV written by Nancy Mather and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes online access to new, customizable WJ IV score tables, graphs, and forms for clinicians Woodcock-Johnson IV: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies offers psychologists, clinicians, and educators an essential resource for preparing and writing psychological and educational reports after administering the Woodcock-Johnson IV. Written by Drs. Nancy Mather and Lynne E. Jaffe, this text enhances comprehension and use of this instrument and its many interpretive features. This book offers helpful information for understanding and using the WJ IV scores, provides tips to facilitate interpretation of test results, and includes sample diagnostic reports of students with various educational needs from kindergarten to the postsecondary level. The book also provides a wide variety of recommendations for cognitive abilities; oral language; and the achievement areas of reading, written language, and mathematics. It also provides guidelines for evaluators and recommendations focused on special populations, such as sensory impairments, autism, English Language Learners, and gifted and twice exceptional students, as well as recommendations for the use of assistive technology. The final section provides descriptions of the academic and behavioral strategies mentioned in the reports and recommendations. The unique access code included with each book allows access to downloadable, easy-to-customize score tables, graphs, and forms. This essential guide Facilitates the use and interpretation of the WJ IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities, Tests of Oral Language, and Tests of Achievement Explains scores and various interpretive features Offers a variety of types of diagnostic reports Provides a wide variety of educational recommendations and evidence-based strategies

Unequal By Design

Author : Wayne Au
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135853746
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Unequal By Design written by Wayne Au and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unequal By Design critically examines high-stakes standardized testing in order to illuminate what is really at stake for students, teachers, and communities negatively affected by such testing. This thoughtful analysis traces standardized testing’s origins in the Eugenics and Social Efficiency movements of the late 19th and early 20th century through its current use as the central tool for national educational reform via No Child Left Behind. By exploring historical, social, economic, and educational aspects of testing, author Wayne Au demonstrates that these tests are not only premised on the creation of inequality, but that their structures are inextricably intertwined with social inequalities that exist outside of schools.

100 Questions (and Answers) About Tests and Measurement

Author : Bruce B. Frey
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483313158
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Book Synopsis 100 Questions (and Answers) About Tests and Measurement by : Bruce B. Frey

Download or read book 100 Questions (and Answers) About Tests and Measurement written by Bruce B. Frey and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Questions (and Answers) About Tests and Measurement asks (and answers) important questions about the world of social science measurement. It is ideal as an introduction to students new to the concepts, to advanced students and professionals looking to review ideas and procedures, as well as to those interested in knowing more about a test they have to take or how to interpret the score they receive.

You Can′t Make Me!

Author : Sylvia Rockwell
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1483361683
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book You Can′t Make Me! written by Sylvia Rockwell and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-09-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you handle defiant, disruptive students? A teacher′s most challenging problem is the student who is frequently defiant and disruptive. These students create problems for themselves and for the classroom as a whole. In this teacher-friendly guide, Sylvia Rockwell uses her considerable experience to show you how to select and implement the most effective behavioral interventions to address the needs of these problem students while maintaining a cooperative classroom environment. This book integrates compelling, real-life teaching anecdotes with descriptions of research-based strategies to help students learn appropriate behavior, both those with emotional/behavior disorders (EBD) or other disabilities as well as those with other behavioral difficulties. Special and general education teachers as well as administrators at the elementary level will find this book a vivid, powerful tool to help intervene effectively when behavior problems occur. Educators will find discussions on how to: Identify typical and atypical development Understand group development, including stages, roles, and strategies Manage class-wide behavior, addressing conditions, consequences, and curriculum Understand the behavior-achievement connection, with specifics on unit and lesson planning Manage aggression and conflict Develop resilience in students, teachers, and parents This valuable resource also provides classroom-ready materials and other reproducibles, including a unique parent supplement to help parents understand your classroom strategies, work on behavior problems at home, and communicate effectively with school personnel.

Testing for Language Teachers

Author : Arthur Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1108714838
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Testing for Language Teachers written by Arthur Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Fractured Marketplace for Standardized Testing

Author : Walter M. Haney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401121966
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis The Fractured Marketplace for Standardized Testing by : Walter M. Haney

Download or read book The Fractured Marketplace for Standardized Testing written by Walter M. Haney and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standardized testing in the United States has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last twenty-five years. The market for tests has not only been expanding rapidly, but has also been changing sharply in structure into a fractured marketplace. Indeed, one of the main features of this book is that the market for standardized testing is highly fractured - with segments of the market facing monopoly conditions, others facing oligopoly conditions and still others where near free-market conditions exist. One of the main premises of the book is that the structures of markets have strong implications for how those markets perform. While this notion is widely accepted among economists, it is not widely appreciated in educational research. A second motivation for the book is that very little scholarly attention has been focused on the standardized testing industry. This topic - the structure of the testing industry and implications for the quality of tests and test use - affects how we evaluate the learning of students, the effectiveness of teaching, the quality of schools and the educational health of the nation. Of particular concern to the authors is one vital aspect of test quality: test validity. This book is the most current and authoritative review and analysis of the market for standardized testing.

Making a Grade

Author : James Elwick
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487539355
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Making a Grade written by James Elwick and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in the 1850s achievement tests became standardized in the British Isles, and were administered on an industrial scale. By the end of the century more than two million people had written mass exams, particularly in science, technology, and mathematics. Some candidates responded to this standardization by cramming or cheating; others embraced the hope that such tests rewarded not only knowledge but also merit. Written with humour, Making a Grade looks at how standardized testing practices quietly appeared, and then spread worldwide. This book situates mass exams, marks, and credentials in an emerging paper-based meritocracy, arguing that such exams often first appeared as "cameras" to neutrally record achievement, and then became "engines" to change education as people tailored their behaviour to fit these tests. Taking the perspectives of both examiners and examinees, Making a Grade claims that our own culture’s desire for accountability through objective testing has a long history.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning

Author : Michael Byram
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415332866
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning written by Michael Byram and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook deals with all aspects of contemporary language teaching and its history. Produced for language teaching professionals, it is also useful as a reference work for academic studies at postgraduate level.

The Educational Testing Act of 1979

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Book Synopsis The Educational Testing Act of 1979 by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education

Download or read book The Educational Testing Act of 1979 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Testing in American Schools

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Testing in American Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement

Author : Neil J. Salkind
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1071817191
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (718 download)

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Download or read book Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement written by Neil J. Salkind and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2022-09-25 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a signature, conversational writing style and straightforward presentation, Neil J. Salkind’s best-selling Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement guides readers through an overview of categories of tests, the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves. New co-author Bruce B. Frey has streamlined the table of contents for ease of use; added more content on validity and reliability throughout; more closely connected standardized tests to classroom instruction, adding more on classroom assessment; and added a chapter on surveys and scale development. An instructor website includes a test bank and PowerPoint slides.