The mismeasure of education

• Main Authors: Horn, Jim (Author), Wilburn, Denise (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP, Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2013]
• Subjects: Educational tests and measurements > United States.; Educational accountability > United States.; Educational change > United States.; Education > Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects.; Educational strategies and policy.; Philosophy and theory of education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806613496
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-393-4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 271 pages) : illustrations

With new student assessments and teacher evaluation schemes in the planning or early implementation phases, this book takes a step back to examine the ideological and historical grounding, potential benefits, scholarly evidence, and ethical basis for the new generation of test based accountability m...