A measure of failure [electronic resource] : the political origins of standardized testing / Mark J. Garrison.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garrison, Mark J., 1968-
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, c2009.
Subjects:
Achievement tests > United States > History.
Education > Standards > United States > History.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2009 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2009 (EBSCO)
eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2009 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Measure of Failure: The Political Origins of Standardized Testing
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • A measure of failure
  • The nature and function of standards
  • Academic achievement and ability as forms of vertical classification
  • Standardized tests as markers of social value
  • The rise of public education: the impulse to mark achievement and ability
  • Achievement testing: the case of Horace Mann
  • Intelligence testing: the case of Alfred Binet
  • Political origins of testing
  • The failure of testing.