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The myth of achievement tests : the GED and the role of character in American life
- Title
- The myth of achievement tests : the GED and the role of character in American life / edited by James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz.
- Publication
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xvi, 452 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Achievement tests and the role of character in American life / James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz -- An institutional history of the GED / Lois M. Quinn -- Growth in GED testing / John Eric Humphries -- Who are the GEDs? / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz -- The economic and social benefits of GED certification / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz -- The military performance of GED holders / Janice H. Laurence -- The GED testing program induces students to drop out / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Paul A. LaFontaine, and Pedro L. Rodríguez -- High-stakes testing and the rise of the GED / Andrew Halpern-Manners, John Robert Warren, and Eric Grodsky -- Fostering and measuring skills : interventions that improve character and cognition / James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz -- What should be done? / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-2553
- ISBN
- 9780226100098 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 022610009X (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780226324807 (paperback)
- 022632480X (paperback)
- 9780226100128 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2013025706
- OCLC
- 851572843
- Title
- The myth of achievement tests : the GED and the role of character in American life / edited by James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz.
- Publisher
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Heckman, James J. (James Joseph), editor.Humphries, John Eric, editor.Kautz, Tim, editor.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-2553