The ABCs of Educational Testing: Demystifying the Tools That Shape Our Schools

Those who care about our schools and students-teachers, administrators, policymakers, parents, citizens-will find The ABCs of Educational Testing the first accessible explanation of how and why having a fundamental understanding of educational testing is so important. Inappropriate tests are currently leading to harmful decision-making, and this book gives readers everything they need to know to change that, including the purposes of tests, the difference between reliability and validity and how to build tests with fairness.