Defending Standardized Testing by Richard Phelps
Although much has been written on standardized testing policy, most of the material has been written by opponents. The contributing authors of this volume are both accomplished researchers and practitioners who are respected and admired worldwide. They b"..an easy to read book...This book provides a balanced approach to understanding the role of testing in general and standardized testing in particular. It will help the reader identify and understand some of the current debates within the community of testing experts."
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The Author: Richard P. Phelps received degrees from Washington, Indiana, and Harvard Universities and a Ph.D. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He taught secondary school mathematics in Burkina Faso, West Africa; worked at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, the U.S. General Accounting Office, Westat, National Evaluation Systems, and Indiana's Education Department; has published dozens of articles in scholarly journals; and is editor and co-author of The Anti-testing Fallacies (2007) and Defending Standardized Testing (2005); author of Kill the Messenger: The War on Standardized Testing (2003, 2005, 2007), and lead author for several statistical compendia. Phelps has received research and study fellowships from the Educational Testing Service, the American Education Finance Association, the [U.S.] National Center for Education Statistics, Harvard University, and the Wharton School.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805849127 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805849122 |
| Title | Defending Standardized Testing |
| Author | Richard Phelps |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Year published | 2005-02-17 |
| Number of pages | 362 |
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