Walberg, Herbert J. creator text bibliography cau Stanford, Calif Education Next Books 2011 monographic eng

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108 p. "The pressing need to improve achievement in American schools is widely recognized. In Tests, Testing, and Genuine School Reform, Herbert J. Walberg draws on scientific studies of tests and their uses to inform citizens, educators, and policy makers about well-established principles of testing, current problems, and promising evidence-based solutions. He explains the central considerations in developing and evaluating good tests and tells how tests can best be used, covering such topics as using tests for student incentives, paying teachers for performance, and using tests in efforts to attain new state and national standards. To minimize mistaken policies and practices, the book also describes testing technology to enable readers to evaluate and make better use of tests. And because valid tests cannot be developed without clear, specific standards, one chapter is devoted to discussing standards and how they should determine the plans and development of tests and testing. In view of the continuing technical and political problems of tests and testing, the last chapter argues that, for accountability, to improve tests and testing, and to prevent fraud, the development, administration, scoring, and reporting test results should be conducted independent of traditional school authorities"-- HKBU library Herbert J. Walberg. YT2025 M09 Educational tests and measurements United States Education Standards United States Educational change United States School improvement programs United States EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement LB3051 W151 T 2011 9780817913540 0817913548 9780817913564 0817913564 SDU 110517