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The Effects of Standardized Testing
Kelleghan, Thomas; Madaus, George F.; Airasian, Peter W.
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Paperback. Series: Evaluation in Education and Human Services. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKD; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
When George Bernard Shaw wrote his play, Pygmalion, he could hardly have foreseen the use of the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy in debates about standardized testing in schools. Still less could he have foreseen that the validity of the concept would be examined many years later in Irish schools. While the primary purpose of the experimental study reported in this book was not to investigate the Pygmalion effect, it is inconceivable that a study of the effects of standardized testing, conceived in the 1960s and planned and executed in the 1970s, would not have been influenced by thinking about ... Read more
When George Bernard Shaw wrote his play, Pygmalion, he could hardly have foreseen the use of the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy in debates about standardized testing in schools. Still less could he have foreseen that the validity of the concept would be examined many years later in Irish schools. While the primary purpose of the experimental study reported in this book was not to investigate the Pygmalion effect, it is inconceivable that a study of the effects of standardized testing, conceived in the 1960s and planned and executed in the 1970s, would not have been influenced by thinking about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Evaluation in Education and Human Services
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400973886
SKU
V9789400973886
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