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245 12 a| A measure of failure :b| the political origins of standardized testing /c| Mark J. Garrison.;

300 a| xii, 140 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| A measure of failure -- The nature and function of standards -- Academic achievement and ability as forms of vertical classification -- Standardized tests as markers of social value -- The rise of public education: the impulse to mark achievement and ability -- Achievement testing: the case of Horace Mann -- Intelligence testing: the case of Alfred Binet -- Political origins of testing -- The failure of testing.;

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A measure of failure : the political origins of standardized testing / Mark J. Garrison.

Author/creator	Garrison, Mark J., 1968-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2009.
Description	xii, 140 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Achievement tests--United States. --History. Education--Standards. --United States. --History.

Contents	A measure of failure -- The nature and function of standards -- Academic achievement and ability as forms of vertical classification -- Standardized tests as markers of social value -- The rise of public education: the impulse to mark achievement and ability -- Achievement testing: the case of Horace Mann -- Intelligence testing: the case of Alfred Binet -- Political origins of testing -- The failure of testing.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008051366
ISBN	9781438427775 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1438427778 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781438427782 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1438427786 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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