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| Parents |
A Parent’s Guide to Standardized Tests |
$99.00 |
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| This program contains simple, clearly presented information to help parents understand what standardized tests are, the appropriate and inappropriate uses of these tests, and two common score-reporting schemes. |
| Teachers |
Making Sense Out of Standardized Test Scores |
$99.00 |
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| If you want to improve your ability to interpret standardized test scores, this tape is a must. After learning about percentiles, grade-equivalents, and scale scores, educators will be able to explain scores to parents, colleagues, and school board members. |
| Teachers |
Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Testing:What Assessment-Literate Educators Should Know |
$149.00 |
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| When educators are knowledgeable about testing, better information can be provided to students, parents, and the community. Two common assessment strategies are described. Teacher Talk sessions are provided. |
| Teachers |
Standardized Achievement Tests:How to Tell What They Measure |
$149.00 |
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| School districts spend thousands of dollars each year on achievement tests. BUT, what do those tests really measure? This program provides a step-by-step process for answering that question. Teacher Talk sessions are provided. |
| Teachers |
Standardized Achievement Tests:Not to be Used in Judging School Quality! |
$149.00 |
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| Do tests measure what children bring to school or what they learn at school? Three easy-to-understand reasons are given as to why standardized tests should NOT be used in judging school quality. Teacher Talk sessions are provided. |
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Standardized Tests |
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| This brief description, written originally as an essay for an international encyclopedia of education, introduces the reader to the basic nature of standardized achievement tests and standardized aptitude tests. A distinction is drawn between standardized tests designed to yield norm-referenced... |
| Teachers |
Test Preparation:The Wrong Way/The Right Way |
$149.00 |
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| The intense pressure on teachers to increase test scores has often caused more harm than good. Test preparation guidelines and test-taking tactics are discussed. Teacher Talk sessions are provided. |
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Uses and Misuses of Standardized Achievement Tests |
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| After identifying appropriate and inappropriate uses for traditionally constructed standardized achievement tests, this essay argues for the importance of assessment literacy for today’s educators. |
