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The Testing Charade: Pretending To Make Schools Better,New
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For Decades Weve Been Studying, Experimenting With, And Wrangling Over Different Approaches To Improving Public Education, And Theres Still Little Consensus On What Works, And What To Do. The One Thing People Seem To Agree On, However, Is That Schools Need To Be Held Accountablewe Need To Know Whether What Theyre Doing Is Actually Working. But What Does That Mean In Practice?Highstakes Tests. Lots Of Them. And That Has Become A Major Problem. Daniel Koretz, One Of The Nations Foremost Experts On Educational Testing, Argues In The Testing Charade That The Whole Idea Of Testbased Accountability Has Failedit Has Increasingly Become An End In Itself, Harming Students And Corrupting The Very Ideals Of Teaching. In This Powerful Polemic, Built On Unimpeachable Evidence And Rooted In Decades Of Experience With Educational Testing, Koretz Calls Out Highstakes Testing As A Sham, A False Idol That Is Ripe For Manipulation And Shows Little Evidence Of Leading To Educational Improvement. Rather Than Setting Up Incentives To Divert Instructional Time To Pointless Test Prep, He Argues, We Need To Measure What Matters, And Measure It In Multiple Waysnot Just Via Standardized Tests.Right Now, Were Lying To Ourselves About Whether Our Children Are Learning. And The Longer We Accept That Lie, The More Damage We Do. Its Time To End Our Blind Reliance On Highstakes Tests. With The Testing Charade, Daniel Koretz Insists That We Face The Facts And Change Course, And He Gives Us A Blueprint For Doing Better.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main argument of 'The Testing Charade'? A: The book argues that high-stakes testing has failed as a method of accountability in education, harming students and diverting focus from genuine teaching and learning.
- Q: Who is the author of 'The Testing Charade'? A: The author is Daniel Koretz, a prominent expert on educational testing.
- Q: What are the key topics covered in this book? A: Key topics include high-stakes testing, accountability in education, the ineffectiveness of test-based measures, and alternative methods of assessing student learning.
- Q: How many pages does 'The Testing Charade' have? A: The book contains 288 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'The Testing Charade'? A: The book was published on August 31, 2017.
- Q: What type of binding does this edition of the book have? A: This edition is bound in hardcover.
- Q: Is 'The Testing Charade' available in other formats? A: Currently, this listing specifies a hardcover edition; availability in other formats may vary.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: The book is listed as 'New', indicating it is in pristine condition.
- Q: Does 'The Testing Charade' provide solutions for educational improvement? A: Yes, the book includes a blueprint for improving educational practices by shifting focus away from high-stakes tests.
- Q: What audience is 'The Testing Charade' intended for? A: This book is intended for educators, policymakers, and anyone interested in the effectiveness of public education and assessment methods.