{"product_id":"9789401049733","title":"Evaluation in Education and Human Services","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEvaluation in Education and Human Services\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHaney, Walter M.; Madaus, George F.; Lyons, Robert\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandardized testing in the United States has been increasing  at a rapid pace in the last twenty-five years. The market for tests  has not only been expanding rapidly, but has also been changing  sharply in structure into a fractured marketplace. Indeed, one of the  main features of this book is that the market for standardized testing  is highly fractured - with segments of the market facing monopoly  conditions, others facing oligopoly conditions and still others where  near free-market conditions exist.\u003cbr\u003e  One of the main premises of the book is that the structures of markets  have strong implications for how those markets perform. While this  notion is widely accepted among economists, it is not widely  appreciated in educational research. A second motivation for the book  is that very little scholarly attention has been focused on the  standardized testing industry. This topic - the structure of the  testing industry and implications for the quality of tests and test  use - affects how we evaluate the learning of students, the  effectiveness of teaching, the quality of schools and the educational  health of the nation. Of particular concern to the authors is one  vital aspect of test quality: test validity.\u003cbr\u003e  This book is the most current and authoritative review and analysis of  the market for standardized testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401049733\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-2196-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 347\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398561394828,"sku":"9789401049733","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401049733.jpg?v=1771513153","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401049733","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}