To achieve national goals for education, we must measure the things that really count. "Measuring What Counts" establishes crucial research-based connections between standards and assessment. Arguing for a better balance between educational and measurement concerns in the development and use of math
Measuring What Counts : A Policy Brief
โ Scribed by National Research Council; Mathematical Sciences Education Board; National Academy of Sciences,
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 31
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Measuring What Counts: A Policy Brief provides highlights of the main volume in the context of implications for educational policy.
โฆ Subjects
Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Evaluation. ; Mathematical ability -- Testing.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
A version of this book was first published as Stiglitz, J., J. Fitoussi, and M. Durand (2018), Beyond GDP: Measuring What Counts for Economic and Social Performance, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264307292-en.
Metrics matter for policy and policy matters for well-being. In this report, the co-chairs of the OECD-hosted High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Martine Durand, show how over-reliance on GDP as the yardst