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Hirshoren, Alfred; McGuigan, Corrine – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1984
The authors provide information about test construction and testing practices in order to help parents and teachers to ask important and critical questions about them. Issues pertinent to the appropriate selection, use, and interpretation of tests are presented. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
Popham, W. James – 2000
This book is intended to help parents understand more about the tests their children take in school. The pros and cons of different types of tests are explained, and the proper use of standardized tests is discussed. Each chapter contains a brief summary of the topic, with follow-up activities and a list of resources a parent could bring to the…
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Parents
