- Additional Authors
- Bryfonski, Dedria.
- Description
- 1 online resource (112 p.)
- Summary
- "Standardized Testing: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- At issue. Education
- Uniform Title
- Standardized testing (Online)
- At issue. Education.
- Subject
- Educational tests and measurements > United States > Juvenile literature
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Standardized tests effectively measure student achievement / Herbert J. Walberg -- Standardized tests do not effectively measure student achievement / Phillip Harris, Bruce M. Smith, and Joan Harris -- Standardized testing encourages teachers to be creative / Stuart Buck ... [et al.] -- Standards and assessments are not always meaningful / Rob Montgomery -- Value-added modeling is the best tool to measure teacher effectiveness / Staven Glazerman et al. -- Value-added modeling does not fully measure teacher effectiveness / Eva L. Baker et al. -- The pressure to meet targets has caused teachers to cheat / Teacher World -- Cheating on test scores does not invalidate the need for testing / Saba Bireda -- No Child Left Behind testing has produced benefits / Greg Foster -- SAT scores help colleges make better decisions / Gaston Caperton -- Colleges do not need SAT scores to be selective in admissions / Ann B. McDermott -- The SAT test may discriminate against African Americans / Jay Mathews -- A lack of reading causes African Americans to fare poorly on the SAT test / Veda Jairrels.
- LCCN
- 2011044642
- OCLC
- ssj0001074837
- Title
Standardized testing [electronic resource] / Dedria Bryfonski, book editor.
- Imprint
Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2012.
- Series
At issue. Education
At issue. Education.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Bryfonski, Dedria.