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Collateral Damage
Nichols, Sharon L; Berliner, David C (Arizona State University)
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Description for Collateral Damage
Paperback. Is high-stakes testing distorted, broken, or corrupt? In "Collateral Damage: How High-Stakes Testing Corrupts America s Schools," notable authors investigate how trumping the importance of testing detracts from education s effectiveness and integrity." Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
For more than a decade, the debate over high-stakes testing has dominated the field of education. This passionate and provocative book provides a fresh perspective on the issue and powerful ammunition for opponents of high-stakes tests. Drawing on their extensive research, Nichols and Berliner document and categorize the ways that high-stakes testing threatens the purposes and ideals of the American education system. Their analysis is grounded in the application of Campbell’s Law, which posits that the greater the social consequences associated with a quantitative indicator (such as test scores), the more likely it is that the indicator ... Read more
For more than a decade, the debate over high-stakes testing has dominated the field of education. This passionate and provocative book provides a fresh perspective on the issue and powerful ammunition for opponents of high-stakes tests. Drawing on their extensive research, Nichols and Berliner document and categorize the ways that high-stakes testing threatens the purposes and ideals of the American education system. Their analysis is grounded in the application of Campbell’s Law, which posits that the greater the social consequences associated with a quantitative indicator (such as test scores), the more likely it is that the indicator ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard Educational Publishing Group United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781891792359
SKU
V9781891792359
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Ref
99-1
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