Toward a New Science of Educational Testing and Assessment

Toward a New Science of Educational Testing and AssessmentThe authors of this book question the assumptions of the psychometric paradigm that underlie virtually all criterion referenced and standardized tests used in North American schools. They make a compelling case for a new science of educational testing and assessment, one that shifts decision making from central administration to individual schools and communities. Harold Berlak argues that the concept of tests as scientific instruments validated by

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Mirrors the most recent versions of the ASCA National Model and CACREP standards

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