Review of The testing charade: Pretending to make schools better

Authors

  • Audrey Amrein-Beardsley Arizona State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2384

Author Biography

Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Arizona State University

Audrey Amrein-Beardsley is currently a Professor in Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Her research interests include educational policy, educational tests and measurements, educational policies as based on tests, and research and evaluation methods. Her research also focuses on the use of value-added models (VAMs) in and across states before and since the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

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2018-05-16

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Amrein-Beardsley, A. (2018). Review of The testing charade: Pretending to make schools better. Education Review, 25. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v25.2384

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