The Myths of Standardized Tests

Why They Don't Tell You What You Think They Do

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Testing & Measurement, Secondary Education, Educational Reform
Cover of the book The Myths of Standardized Tests by Bruce M. Smith, Joan Harris, Larry Barber, Gerald W. Bracey, Tom O'Brien, Ken Jones, Gail Marshall, Susan Ohanian, Stanley Pogrow, W James Popham, Phillip Harris, Ed.D., executive director, Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Author: Bruce M. Smith, Joan Harris, Larry Barber, Gerald W. Bracey, Tom O'Brien, Ken Jones, Gail Marshall, Susan Ohanian, Stanley Pogrow, W James Popham, Phillip Harris, Ed.D., executive director, Association for Educational Communications & Technology ISBN: 9781442208117
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: January 16, 2011
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Bruce M. Smith, Joan Harris, Larry Barber, Gerald W. Bracey, Tom O'Brien, Ken Jones, Gail Marshall, Susan Ohanian, Stanley Pogrow, W James Popham, Phillip Harris, Ed.D., executive director, Association for Educational Communications & Technology
ISBN: 9781442208117
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: January 16, 2011
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

Pundits, politicians, and business leaders continually make claims for what standardized tests can do, and those claims go largely unchallenged because they are in line with popular assumptions about what these tests can do, what the scores mean, and the psychology of human motivation. But what most of what these opinion leaders say-and the public believes-about standardized testing just isn't so. However, few members of the general public, not even concerned parents, have the time or the background to keep up with the latest findings of testing experts, psychometricians, and researchers. That's where The Myths of Standardized Tests comes in. In simple, accessible language, Harris, Smith, and Harris spell out the assumptions underlying standardized tests and point out what's true about them and what's just plain mythical. But they not only debunk common assumptions; they propose better ways to judge the success of our schools. They also offer readers suggestions for ways they can help reduce the burden of tests on their children. Appendixes offer readers contact information and suggestions for actions they can take to become part of the solution to the problem of overusing and misusing standardized tests.

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Pundits, politicians, and business leaders continually make claims for what standardized tests can do, and those claims go largely unchallenged because they are in line with popular assumptions about what these tests can do, what the scores mean, and the psychology of human motivation. But what most of what these opinion leaders say-and the public believes-about standardized testing just isn't so. However, few members of the general public, not even concerned parents, have the time or the background to keep up with the latest findings of testing experts, psychometricians, and researchers. That's where The Myths of Standardized Tests comes in. In simple, accessible language, Harris, Smith, and Harris spell out the assumptions underlying standardized tests and point out what's true about them and what's just plain mythical. But they not only debunk common assumptions; they propose better ways to judge the success of our schools. They also offer readers suggestions for ways they can help reduce the burden of tests on their children. Appendixes offer readers contact information and suggestions for actions they can take to become part of the solution to the problem of overusing and misusing standardized tests.

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