Filling in the blanks : understanding standardized testing and the black-white test score gap

• Main Author: Arbuthnot, Keena (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2011.
• Series: Contemporary perspectives in race and ethnic relations.
• Subjects: Educational tests and measurements > Social aspects > United States.; Test bias > United States.; Educational equalization > United States.; Education > Testing & Measurement.; Education: examinations and assessment.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806616237
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-443-4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 pages)
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Filling in the Blanks is a book dedicated to helping policymakers, researchers, academics and teachers, better understand standardized testing and the Black-White achievement gap. This book provides a wealth of background information, as well as the most recent findings, about testing and measurement concepts essential to understanding standardized tests. The book then reviews theories and research that has been conducted which explain the differences in performance between Black and White test takers on many standardized tests. Most notably, Filling in the Blanks presents several new theories that address why Black students do not perform as well as their White counterparts. These theories present very novel and innovative perspectives to understanding these test performance differences. The book ends with a host of recommendations that are intended to address the concerns and questions of several stakeholder groups.