000425196 000__ 03576cam\a2200385Ia\4500 000425196 001__ 425196 000425196 005__ 20210513150008.0 000425196 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000425196 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000425196 008__ 111005s2011\\\\nju\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000425196 010__ $$z 2010053097 000425196 020__ $$a9781400839575$$q(electronic book) 000425196 020__ $$z9780691149288 000425196 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn744619801 000425196 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10484242 000425196 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC736908 000425196 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000425196 05014 $$aLB2353.2$$b.W35 2011eb 000425196 08204 $$a378.1/662$$222 000425196 1001_ $$aWainer, Howard. 000425196 24510 $$aUneducated guesses$$h[electronic resource] :$$busing evidence to uncover misguided education policies /$$cHoward Wainer. 000425196 260__ $$aPrinceton [N.J.] :$$bPrinceton University Press,$$cc2011. 000425196 300__ $$a1 online resource (xvi, 175 p.) :$$bill. 000425196 500__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000425196 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000425196 5050_ $$aWhat happens if the SAT is made optional? -- Substituting achievement tests for aptitude tests -- Cut-offs for scholarships -- The aptitude-achievement function: an aid for allocating educational resources -- Comparing the incomparable -- On examinee choice in educational testing -- What if choice is part of the test? -- A little ignorance is a dangerous thing -- Assessing teachers from student scores: on the practicality of value-added models -- Shopping for colleges when what we know ain't -- Of cats and claims: the first step toward wisdom. 000425196 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000425196 520__ $$aUneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in education today--and the policies that have resulted--are wrong. He shows why colleges that make the SAT optional for applicants end up with underperforming students and inflated national rankings, and why the push to substitute achievement tests for aptitude tests makes no sense. Wainer challenges the thinking behind the enormous rise of advanced placement courses in high schools, and demonstrates why assessing teachers based on how well their students perform on tests--a central pillar of recent education reforms--is woefully misguided. He explains why college rankings are often lacking in hard evidence, why essay questions on tests disadvantage women, why the most grievous errors in education testing are not made by testing organizations--and much more. No one concerned about seeing our children achieve their full potential can afford to ignore this book. With forceful storytelling, wry insight, and a wealth of real-world examples, Uneducated Guesses exposes today's educational policies to the light of empirical evidence, and offers solutions for fairer and more viable future policies. 000425196 650_0 $$aUniversities and colleges$$zUnited States$$xEntrance examinations. 000425196 650_0 $$aEducation$$xStandards$$zUnited States. 000425196 650_0 $$aEducational evaluation$$zUnited States. 000425196 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aWainer, Howard.$$tUneducated guesses.$$dPrinceton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, 2011$$z9780691149288$$w(DLC) 2010053097$$w(OCoLC)698360125 000425196 8520_ $$bacq 000425196 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central 000425196 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=736908$$zOnline Access 000425196 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:425196$$pGLOBAL_SET 000425196 980__ $$aEBOOK 000425196 980__ $$aBIB 000425196 982__ $$aEbook 000425196 983__ $$aOnline