{"product_id":"9789401058902","title":"Measuring Up: Challenges Minorities Face in Educational Assessment","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMeasuring Up: Challenges Minorities Face in Educational Assessment\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNettles, Arie L.; Nettles, Michael T.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeasuring Up\u003c\/em\u003e revisits vital issues of equity and  assessment through the research efforts and insights of many of the  nation's most prominent educators and assessment experts. As its most  urgent purpose, the publication aims to sensitize readers to the  unfairness and inappropriate uses of testing instruments which under  optimal circumstances have the potential to benefit all students.  \u003cbr\u003e  With America fervently espousing both national and state testing, the  differential performance by race and social class raises the specter  of tests as barriers to life milestones such as promotion, graduation,  and college admissions. In response to such punitive testing, the  papers included here explore a host of models and practices that are  currently being piloted both in America and abroad as educators  grapple with the effects the assessment is having on minority and  disadvantaged students and school systems. In the process, outcomes of  innovative portfolio and authentic assessments are weighed against  important standards and principles of validity and consequences. \u003cbr\u003e  As the various authors probe the gap between African-American and  White test scores, they raise important questions of resources, family  background and educational opportunity. Beyond their value of their  recommendations to educators, their papers help to identify causes of  pupil deficiencies in ways that can be addressed by policymakers. To  reinforce the emphasis on equity, several authors present a definitive  defense of affirmative action as a critical counter-measure to the  lack of fairness in school quality, family and social supports, and  educational resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-11-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9789401058902\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401058902\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-4399-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 266\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44359046103180,"sku":"9789401058902","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401058902.jpg?v=1755100473","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789401058902","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}