Displaying 1 of 1 2002 Format: Book Author: Harris, Joseph, 1951 December 20- Title: What every parent needs to know about standardized tests : how to understand the tests and help your kids score high! / Joseph Harris. Publisher, Date: New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2002. Description: xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Summary: What various test scores mean, How to interpret test results, How to compare results from different tests, What parents of gifted and special-needs children should know, The differences between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced testing. Subjects: Achievement tests -- United States. Education -- Parent participation -- United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) index. Contents: Helping our child succeed -- Scoping out test questions -- Decoding your child's score -- After the dust settles: what you can do -- If you're a homeschooler -- If your child has special needs -- From California to Iowa -- The Terra/Nova series: the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills and the California Achievement Test -- The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills -- Metropolitan Achievement Tests -- Stanford Achievement Test -- Aptitude tests -- APPENDIXES: A: Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education -- B: Psychometric statistics primer -- C: State education departments web sites -- D: Web sites and resources for more information -- E: Read More about it. Web Site: Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2001051215 ISBN: 0071377581 9780071377584 Other Number: 48003335 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 115958 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 371.262 Harris Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
