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Title The myth of achievement tests : the GED and the role of character in American life / edited by James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz.

Publication Info. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  373.12 M999M    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 452 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-430) and index.
Contents Achievement tests and the role of character in American life / James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz -- The history of the GED. An institutional history of the GED / Lois M. Quinn ; Growth in GED testing / John Eric Humphries -- Evaluating the benefits. Who are the GEDs? / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz ; The economic and social benefits of GED certification / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz ; The military performance of GED holders / Janice H. Laurence -- The GED creates problems. The GED testing program induces students to drop out / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Paul A. Lafontaine, and Pedro Rodríguez ; High-stakes testing and the rise of the GED / Andrew Halpern-Manners, John Robert Warren, and Eric Grodsky -- What can be done to promote character? Fostering and measuring skills: interventions that improve character and cognition / James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz ; What should be done? / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz.
Subject GED tests.
Academic achievement -- United States -- Testing.
Educational tests and measurements -- Standards -- United States.
Personality development.
Academic achievement -- Testing. (OCoLC)fst00794971
Educational tests and measurements -- Standards. (OCoLC)fst00903687
GED tests. (OCoLC)fst01798211
Personality development. (OCoLC)fst01058738
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Begabungstest. (DE-588)4005237-0
Intelligenztest. (DE-588)4027254-0
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Motivation.
Studiemotivation.
Lärande -- sociala aspekter.
Personlig utveckling.
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Added Author Heckman, James J. (James Joseph), editor.
Humphries, John Eric, editor.
Kautz, Tim, editor.
ISBN 9780226100098 (cloth ;) (alk. paper)
022610009X (cloth ;) (alk. paper)
9780226100128 (e-book)
022610012X (electronic bk.)
9780226324807 (paper)
022632480X (paper)
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