Testing Student Learning, Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness
- ISBN-10
- 0817929835
- ISBN-13
- 9780817929831
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 338
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-09-01
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Authors
- Herbert J. Walberg, Williamson F. Evers
Description
This book takes a hard look at the professional, technical, and public policy issues surrounding student achievement and teacher effectiveness—and shows how testing and accountability can play a vital role in improving American schools.
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