Filling in The Blanks

Standardized Testing and the BlackWhite Achievement Gap

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Testing & Measurement
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Author: Keena Arbuthnot ISBN: 9781617354434
Publisher: Information Age Publishing Publication: July 1, 2011
Imprint: Information Age Publishing Language: English
Author: Keena Arbuthnot
ISBN: 9781617354434
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Publication: July 1, 2011
Imprint: Information Age Publishing
Language: English

Filling in the Blanks is a book dedicated to helping policymakers, researchers, academics and teachers, better understand standardized testing and the BlackWhite achievement gap. This book provides a wealth of background information, as well as the most recent findings, about testing and measurement concepts essential to understanding standardized tests. The book then reviews theories and research that has been conducted which explain the differences in performance between Black and White test takers on many standardized tests. Most notably, Filling in the Blanks presents several new theories that address why Black students do not perform as well as their White counterparts. These theories present very novel and innovative perspectives to understanding these test performance differences. The book ends with a host of recommendations that are intended to address the concerns and questions of several stakeholder groups.

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Filling in the Blanks is a book dedicated to helping policymakers, researchers, academics and teachers, better understand standardized testing and the BlackWhite achievement gap. This book provides a wealth of background information, as well as the most recent findings, about testing and measurement concepts essential to understanding standardized tests. The book then reviews theories and research that has been conducted which explain the differences in performance between Black and White test takers on many standardized tests. Most notably, Filling in the Blanks presents several new theories that address why Black students do not perform as well as their White counterparts. These theories present very novel and innovative perspectives to understanding these test performance differences. The book ends with a host of recommendations that are intended to address the concerns and questions of several stakeholder groups.

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