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Objectifying Measures
Amanda Walker Johnson
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Description for Objectifying Measures
Hardback. The number of educational tests with high-stakes consequences - such as promotion to the next grade level or graduating from high school - has increased. This title explores the relationship between the cultural production of scientific knowledge and the intuitive resistance to objectification of those adversely affected by the power of policies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 Halftones 2 Tables, 2 Map, 1 Figure. BIC Classification: JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 534. Weight in Grams: 358.
Examining the political economy of high-stakes educational testing
Examining the political economy of high-stakes educational testing
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781592139057
SKU
V9781592139057
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99-15
About Amanda Walker Johnson
Amanda Walker Johnson is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Reviews for Objectifying Measures
"The novelty of Objectifying Measures is the clarity with which an analysis of statistical discourse is mapped out to show its complex relationship to inequality. Johnson offers a reader-friendly ethnography that demands attention... Her analysis of assumptions and biases which frame and inform standardized testing as a method of defining and measuring failure/progress is timely and important. Highly recommended!" —Katya Gibel Mevorach, ... Read more