{"product_id":"measuring-up-standards-assessment-and-school-reform-hardback-9780787900557","title":"Measuring Up; Standards, Assessment, and School Reform (Hardback) 9780787900557","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMeasuring Up\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStandards, Assessment, and School Reform\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Rothman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787900557, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 March 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The question that dismays all teachers and ought to concern everyparent because of what it reveals about what school can do to achild's curiosity -- ?Will this be on the test?' -- will never beanswered again in the same way. Bob Rothman offers a rich andcompelling account of the unfolding revolution in testing inAmerica's schools.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Richard P. Mills, Vermont commissioner of education\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An award-winning journalist, Rothman cuts through the assessmentdebate -- a debate often characterized by misrepresentations andjargon -- to offer a highly accessible examination of the shift inthinking about testing. He underscores that any change must beginwith the And: what we want students to know and be able to do. Suchchanges demand a new way of knowing what students can achieve--anda system that enables them to achieve.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. A Clash of Visions\u003cbr\u003e 2. 150 Years of Testing\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Emperor Has No Clothes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Pioneers in the State Houses\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Test for the Nation?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Between Rhetoric and Reality\u003cbr\u003e 7. Toward an AgAnda for Reform\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Education [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Education\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Education%20%5BJN%5D%22\"\u003eJN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407371301144,"sku":"9780787900557","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780787900557.jpg?v=1784164581","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/measuring-up-standards-assessment-and-school-reform-hardback-9780787900557","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}