Uneducated Guesses Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided Education Policies

Name: Uneducated Guesses Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided Education Policies
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ISBN: 9780691149288

ISBN-10: 0691149283

ISBN-13: 9780691149288

Edition: 2011

Authors: Howard Wainer

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/2/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.45" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



On the Value of Entrance Exams: What Happens When the SAT Is Made Optional?



On Substituting Achievement Tests for Aptitude Tests in College Admissions



On Rigid Decision Rules for Scholarships



The Aptitude-Achievement Connection: Using an Aptitude Test to Aid in Allocating Educational Resources



Comparing the Incomparable: On the Importance of Big Assumptions and Scant Evidence



On Examinee Choice in Education Testing



What If Choice is Part of the Test?



A Little Ignorance is a Dangerous Thing: How Statistics Rescued a Damsel in Distress



Assessing Teachers from Student Scores: On the Practicality of Value-Added Models



Shopping for Colleges When What We Know Ain't



Of CATs and Claims: The First Step toward Wisdom


Epilogue


References


Index