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Author Murphy, Sharon, 1955-

Title Fragile evidence : a critique of reading assessment / Sharon Murphy with [contributions by] Patrick Shannon, Peter Johnston, Jane Hansen.

Publication Info. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1998.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  428.4076 M978F    Check Shelf
Description xi, 210 pages ; 24 cm
Contents What counts as evidence of reading? -- Evidence, validity, and assessment -- Multiple-choice standardized reading tests in the early 1990s -- Individualized assessment -- A selective social history of the uses of reading tests / Patrick Shannon -- The consequences of the use of standardized tests / Peter Johnston -- "Evaluation is all day, noticing what is happening": multifaceted evaluations of readers / Jane Hansen -- Toward reform: lessons from miscue analysis -- Reforms in assessment: perils and possibilities -- Toward a revisioning of reading assessment: what matters? -- Attributes of individualized and group tests analyzed.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and indexes.
Subject Reading -- Ability testing -- Evaluation.
Educational tests and measurements.
ISBN 0805825290 cloth alkaline paper
0805825304 paperback alkaline paper
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