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  Title

  Standardized testing

  Author

  Bryfonski, Dedria.  

  Publisher:

  Greenhaven Press,

  Pub date:

  c2012.

  Pages:

  112 p. ;

  ISBN:

  9780737755985

  Item info:

  2 copies available at Sugar Grove Campus --Todd Library and Aurora Campus.
  

  • Holdings

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    Sugar Grove Campus --Todd Library	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    LB3051 .S7874 2012	1	Reference Book	Contemporary Issues
    Aurora Campus	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    LB3051 .S7874 2012	1	Reference Book	Contemporary Issues

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  ISBN:

  9780737755985 (hardback)

  ISBN:

  0737755989 (hardback)

  ISBN:

  9780737755992 (paperback)

  ISBN:

  0737755997 (paperback)

  Title:

  Standardized testing / Dedria Bryfonski, book editor.

  Publication info:

  Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2012.

  Physical description:

  112 p. ; 24 cm.

  Series Statement:

  (At issue)

  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.

  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.

  Held by:

  TODD AURORA

  Subject term:

  Educational tests and measurements--United States--Juvenile literature.

  Added Entry-Personal Name:

  Bryfonski, Dedria.

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