America's "failing" schools : : how parents and teachers can cope with No child left behind

Английский

The No Child Left Behind Act -- A major education law's testing requirements -- Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) : little letters-big impact -- Report cards-and sanctions -- Educational tests : the heart of the matter -- Some nuts and bolts of educational testing -- Measuring temperature with a tablespoon -- Today's standards-based tests -- Instructionally supportive accountability tests -- Evaluating schools -- The evidence needed to evaluate schools -- Student affect -- Determining a particular school's quality -- Conclusion : what to do now?

Российская государственная библиотека (РГБ)