TY - BOOK AU - Popham,W.James TI - The truth about testing: an educator's call to action SN - 970871205230 (alk. paper) AV - LB 3051 .P6145 2001 U1 - GLT 371.26013 PY - 2001/// CY - Alexandria, Va. PB - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - United States KW - Education KW - Standards N1 - "ASCD Product No. 101030."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-162) and index; Classroom consequences of unsound high-stakes testing -- Why we test -- The mystique of standardized measuring instruments -- Confounded causality -- Creating large-scale tests that illuminate instructional decisions -- Getting maximum instructional mileage out of classroom assessment -- Collecting credible evidence of instructional effectiveness -- Wrapping up with action options UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip02/2001004701.html ER -