None of the Above--Anatomy of an Error. Jaques Steinberg and Diana B. Henriques.
by Steinberg, Jaques; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 11Institutions. Publisher: New York Times, 2001ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Educational tests and measurements | Errors | Examinations -- Scoring | Examinations -- Validity | Indiana | New York (New York) | TennesseeDDC classification: 050 Summary: This article studies the crippling programming error made by CTB/McGraw-Hill, a major test publisher, while computing standardized test results across the nation. "A post-mortem of how this error spread unimpeded for so long lays bare a basic truth of standardized testing: school districts lack the ability to uncover serious testing errors on their own, and must rely on the testing companies to do so voluntarily." (NEW YORK TIMES)
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Originally Published: None of the Above--Anatomy of an Error, May 21, 2001; pp. A1+.
This article studies the crippling programming error made by CTB/McGraw-Hill, a major test publisher, while computing standardized test results across the nation. "A post-mortem of how this error spread unimpeded for so long lays bare a basic truth of standardized testing: school districts lack the ability to uncover serious testing errors on their own, and must rely on the testing companies to do so voluntarily." (NEW YORK TIMES)
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