Wainer Uneducated Guesses

Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided Education Policies
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3957-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten

Howard Wainer is distinguished research scientist at the National Board of Medical Examiners and adjunct professor of statistics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. For twenty-one years, he was principal research scientist at Educational Testing Service. His many books include Picturing the Uncertain World: How to Understand, Communicate, and Control Uncertainty through Graphical Display and Graphic Discovery: A Trout in the Milk and Other Visual Adventures (both Princeton).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wainer, Howard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Prüfungen und Beurteilungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xi

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: O n the Value of Entrance Exams: What Happens When the SAT Is Made Optional? 8

Chapter 2: O n Substituting Achievement Tests for Aptitude Tests in College Admissions 20

Chapter 3: O n Rigid Decision Rules for Scholarships 29

Chapter 4: The Aptitude-Achievement Connection: Using an Aptitude Test to Aid in Allocating Educational Resources 32

Chapter 5: C omparing the Incomparable: On the Importance of Big Assumptions and Scant Evidence 57

Chapter 6: O n Examinee Choice in Educational Testing 73

Chapter 7: What If Choice Is Part of the Test? 103

Chapter 8: A Little Ignorance Is a Dangerous Thing: How Statistics Rescued a Damsel in Distress 110

Chapter 9: A ssessing Teachers from Student Scores: On the Practicality of Value-Added Models 120

Chapter 10: S hopping for Colleges When What We Know Ain't 139

Chapter 11: O f CAT s and Claims: The First Step toward Wisdom 147

Epilogue 156

References 159

Index 165

Über Autor(innen)

Howard Wainer is distinguished research scientist at the National Board of Medical Examiners and adjunct professor of statistics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. For twenty-one years, he was principal research scientist at Educational Testing Service. His many books include Picturing the Uncertain World: How to Understand, Communicate, and Control Uncertainty through Graphical Display and Graphic Discovery: A Trout in the Milk and Other Visual Adventures (both Princeton).