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The truth about testing : an educator's call to action / W. James Popham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001.Description: iv, 167 p. : 24 cmISBN:
  • 0871205238 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.26/013 21
LOC classification:
  • LB3051 POP 2001
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Contents:
Classroom consequences of unsound high-stakes testing -- Why we test -- The mystique of standardized measuring instruments -- Confounded causality -- Creating large-scale tests that illuminate instructional decisions -- Getting maximum instructional mileage out of classroom assessment -- Collecting credible evidence of instructional effectiveness -- Wrapping up with action options.
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Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuzu University Library and Learning Resources Centre Non-fiction LB 3051 POP 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 019514 Available MzULM-019514
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LB 3051 GIP 1994 Beyond testing : LB 3051 LIN 2000 Measurement and assessment in teaching/ LB 3051 MCM 1997 Classroom Assessment: LB 3051 POP 2001 The truth about testing : LB 3051 POP 2014 Classroom assessment : LB 3051 SAL 2013 Assessment in special and inclusive education / LB 3056.E54 BLA 1998 Testing, friend or foe? :

"ASCD Product No. 101030."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-162) and index.

Classroom consequences of unsound high-stakes testing -- Why we test -- The mystique of standardized measuring instruments -- Confounded causality -- Creating large-scale tests that illuminate instructional decisions -- Getting maximum instructional mileage out of classroom assessment -- Collecting credible evidence of instructional effectiveness -- Wrapping up with action options.

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