The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy
- ISBN-10
- 0374527512
- ISBN-13
- 9780374527518
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-11-16
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Nicholas Lemann
Description
Surveys the history of educational testing in the United States, and discusses the ideas, the people, and the politics behind the system.
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