Common Sense Questions about Tests

Parents had questions about the tests their children took at school. They considered them to be common sense questions. They posed them to the businesspeople, publishers, and politicians who championed tests. They also posed them to the school administrators, teachers, and union leaders who criticized them. This book examines the questions the parents posed, the answers they elicited, and the changes they prodded.

Gerard Giordano is professor at the University of North Florida and has written more than a dozen books about education. A recent series, which was published by Rowman & Littlefield Education, focused on the case method.

Preface: Who Needs Another Book about Tests?Foreword: (by Raymond P. Lorion, Ph.D.)Chapter 1: Why Ask Common Sense Questions about Tests?Chapter 2: Why Give Straightforward Answers to Questions about Tests?Chapter 3: Why Give Bad-Faith Advice about Tests?Chapter 4: Are School Administrators Driven by Tests? Chapter 5: How Much Blame Do Teachers Deserve for Low Test Scores?Chapter 6: Do Educators Game Tests?Chapter 7: What Do Students Expect from Tests?Chapter 8: What Do Business Leaders Want from Tests?Chapter 9: How Does Technology Affect Test Scores?Chapter 10: Do Testing Enthusiasts Mask their Motives?References