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The Ambiguity of Teaching to the Test
Language: en
Pages: 311
Authors: William A. Firestone
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-04-12 - Publisher: Routledge

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Testing is one of the most controversial of all state and federal educational policies. The effects of testing are quite ambiguous. The same test may lead to di
Performance Assessments for Adult Education
Language: en
Pages: 132
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-08-01 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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In the United States, the nomenclature of adult education includes adult literacy, adult secondary education, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
The Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing
Language: en
Pages: 189
Authors: Gail M. Jones
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-04-09 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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To better understand how high-stakes accountability has influenced teaching and learning, this book takes an in-depth look at the myriad consequences that high-
The Case Against Standardized Testing
Language: en
Pages: 112
Authors: Alfie Kohn
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

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Kohn's central message is that standardized tests are "not a force of nature but a force of politics--and political decisions can be questioned, challenged, and
Conceptions of Assessment
Language: en
Pages: 198
Authors: Gavin T. L. Brown
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-01-01 - Publisher:

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The purpose of this book is to open a new approach to the design and implementation of classroom assessment and large scale assessment by examining how the part