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100 1 $aMadaus, George F.
245 14 $aThe paradoxes of high stakes testing :$bhow they affect students, their parents, teachers, principals, schools, and society /$cGeorge Madaus, Michael Russell, Jennifer Higgins.
260 $aCharlotte, N.C. :$bInformation Age Pub.,$c℗♭2009.
300 $a1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) :$billustrations
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-250) and index.
505 0 $aThe high-stakes testing mania -- Why has testing become so important? -- What is a test? -- What human and cultural factors affect test performance? -- What technical issues affect test validity? -- Why is it important to regard testing as a technology? -- Why is the history of testing important? -- What are the paradoxical consequences of high-stakes testing? -- What is the future of testing? -- Why and how should high-stakes testing be monitored?
588 0 $aPrint version record.
520 $aAs a nation, we spend more than 1 billion a year on federally mandated educational tests that 30 million students must take each year. The country spends an additional 1.2 billion on test preparation materials designed to help students pass these tests. While test mandates were put in place with good intentions, increasingly educational leaders and policy makers are questioning these test based reform efforts. Some question whether these programs are doing more harm than good. Others call for the development of more and better tests. Given the vast amount of resources our nation pours into tes.
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