Author: WALBERG, HERBERT J.
Title: Tests, Testing, and Genuine School Reform (Volume 610)
Description: Stamford, Ct,: Hoover Institution Press, 2011. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0817913548. Hoover Institution Press Publication Series; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.7 inches; vii, 108 pages; Hard cover is blue with gold lettering on spine. NEW book. DJ. 'The author draws on scientific studies of tests and their uses to show how standardized achievement tests must play a central role in improving achievement in K-12 schools. He explains the central considerations in developing and evaluating tests and tells how tests can best be best 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. ' Index.. New in New dust jacket .

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