Koretz, Daniel M. <br/><br/>
Measuring up :  what educational testing really tells us / 
Daniel Koretz. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  2008. 
 - 353 p. :  ill., maps ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-343) and index. 
<br/><br/>If only it were so simple -- What is a test? -- What we measure: just how good is the sample? -- The evolution of American testing -- What test scores tell us about American kids -- What influences test scores, or how not to pick a school -- Error and reliability: how much we don't know what we're talking about -- Reporting performance: standards and scales -- Validity -- Inflated test scores -- Adverse impact and bias -- Testing students with special needs -- Sensible uses of tests. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674028050 (cloth : alk. paper) 0674028058 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007045473 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA848085  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014566945  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational tests and measurements--United States.<br/>Test bias--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB3051  / .K667 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.26