Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iBGDUHU01006; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:30:17 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:30:17 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <003b01c4e374$317b1d40$0502a8c0@frodo> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Marie Cora" <marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:829] Upcoming Resource X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3062 Lines: 63 Hi everyone, I wanted to bring this resource, not yet published, to your attention. It's called: Defending standardized testing, R. Phelps (Ed.), Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Both the hard-bound and the paperback versions will be available in February of 2005. You can find all the information on it at: https://www.erlbaum.com/shop/tek9.asp?pg=products <https://www.erlbaum.com/shop/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=0-8058-4912- 2> &specific=0-8058-4912-2 I think that this will be an interesting resource. I've excerpted 3 pieces from the abstract so you can check it out below. Thanks, marie cora Moderator, NIFL Assessment Discussion List, and Coordinator/Developer LINCS Assessment Special Collection at http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/assessment/ "Although much has been written over the past decade on standardized testing policy, little has been published by measurement specialists who support the use of external, high-stakes standardized testing. Most of the published material has been written by those opposed to such testing...." "The goal of Defending Standardized Testing is to: *describe the current standardized testing situation, arguments, and strategies; *explain and refute many of the common criticisms of standardized testing; *document the public support for, and the realized benefits of, standardized testing; *acknowledge the genuine limitations of, and suggest improvements to, testing practices; *provide guidance for structuring and administering large-scale testing programs in light of public preferences and the "No Child Left Behind Act" requirements; and *present a defense of standardized testing and a practical vision for its promise and future." Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword. R.P. Phelps, Preface. R.P. Phelps, Introduction and Overview. R.P. Phelps, Persistently Positive: Forty Years of Public Opinion on Standardized Testing. G.J. Cizek, High-Stakes Testing: Contexts, Characteristics, Critiques, and Consequences. R.P. Phelps, Forsaken but Not Forgotten: The Rich, Robust Research Literature on Testing's Achievement Benefits. D. Goodman, R.K. Hambleton, Some Misconceptions About Large-Scale Educational Assessments. S.G. Sireci, The Five Most Frequently. Unasked. Questions About Standardized Testing. G.K. Cunningham, Must High-Stakes Mean Low Quality? Some Testing Program Implementation Issues. C. Buckendahl, R. Hunt, Whose Rules? The Relationship Between the "Rules" and "Law" of Testing. L. Crocker, Teaching FOR the Test: How and Why Test Preparation is Appropriate. B.S. Plake, Doesn't Everybody Know That 70% Is Passing? or, How do They Set Those Passing Scores After All? K.F. Geisinger, The Testing Industry, Ethnic Minorities and the Disabled. D. Rogosa, A California Case Study: API Awards and the. Orange County Register. Margin of Error Folly. M.L. Bourque, Leave no Standardized Test Behind. Appendices: Polls and Surveys That Have Included Items About Standardized Testing: 1954 to Present. Some Studies Revealing Testing Achievement Benefits, by Methodology Type.
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