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- catalog contributor b11515480.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213).".
- catalog description "Introduction: Why you need a book like this -- Beware of averages -- Follow the money -- Beware of the uncritical acceptance of convenient conclusions -- Watch for selectivity in the data -- Show me the data! -- Beware of nostalgia -- Beware of causal explanations made from correlational data -- Be aware of whether the statistics being used are numbers or rates (percentages) -- Know whether you're dealing with ranks or scores -- Make sure the statistic used is the right one -- Ask how the variable is defined -- Ask how the variable is defined; and then ask what the criterion measure is -- Differentiate practical and statistical significance -- Look for trends, not snapshots -- Beware of trends -- Ask what the consequences are even if the interpretation of the data is true -- Beware of changing demographics -- Try to "see through" graphs -- Beware of big (small) numbers -- Beware of generalizations -- The rise of testing -- Types of tests -- Other indicators of achievement -- How come American students fall farther behind their international peers the longer they stay in school? -- Why are test scores falling? -- How come private schools do so much better than public schools? -- Why don't we have vouchers so the money would follow the child? -- Why don't we use charter schools as laboratories for innovation for the rest of the system? -- Why are we throwing money at schools? -- Why are SAT scores still falling? -- Why don't bright people go into teaching? -- With all this talk about standards and accountability, why aren't teachers and administrators held accountable?".
- catalog extent "ix, 213 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Bail me out!".
- catalog identifier "0761976027 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0761976035 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Bail me out!".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press,".
- catalog relation "Bail me out!".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "371.01/0973 21".
- catalog subject "LA217.2 .B72 2000".
- catalog subject "Public schools United States.".
- catalog subject "Teachers United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Why you need a book like this -- Beware of averages -- Follow the money -- Beware of the uncritical acceptance of convenient conclusions -- Watch for selectivity in the data -- Show me the data! -- Beware of nostalgia -- Beware of causal explanations made from correlational data -- Be aware of whether the statistics being used are numbers or rates (percentages) -- Know whether you're dealing with ranks or scores -- Make sure the statistic used is the right one -- Ask how the variable is defined -- Ask how the variable is defined; and then ask what the criterion measure is -- Differentiate practical and statistical significance -- Look for trends, not snapshots -- Beware of trends -- Ask what the consequences are even if the interpretation of the data is true -- Beware of changing demographics -- Try to "see through" graphs -- Beware of big (small) numbers -- Beware of generalizations -- The rise of testing -- Types of tests -- Other indicators of achievement -- How come American students fall farther behind their international peers the longer they stay in school? -- Why are test scores falling? -- How come private schools do so much better than public schools? -- Why don't we have vouchers so the money would follow the child? -- Why don't we use charter schools as laboratories for innovation for the rest of the system? -- Why are we throwing money at schools? -- Why are SAT scores still falling? -- Why don't bright people go into teaching? -- With all this talk about standards and accountability, why aren't teachers and administrators held accountable?".
- catalog title "Bail me out! : handling difficult data and tough questions about public schools / Gerald W. Bracey.".
- catalog type "text".