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100 1 $aHoffmann, Banesh,$d1906-1986.
245 14 $aThe tyranny of testing /$cBanesh Hoffmann ; foreword by Jacques Barzun.
260 $aMineola, N.Y. :$bDover Publications,$c2003.
300 $a223 pages ;$c22 cm
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500 $aOriginally published: New York : Crowell-Collier Press, New York, 1962.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aA little learning is a dangerous thing -- The business of testing -- The flight from subjectivity -- Objectivity and ambiguity -- The "best" answer -- Better minds -- "What's in a name?" -- National merit -- Statistics -- Challenge to the testers -- Critical thinking -- Editorial woes -- "The wind bloweth where it listeth" -- Return to the colonies -- Interlude on the advantages of science -- Einstein slighted -- Light on the atom -- David and Goliath -- Don't be pro -- test -- protest.
520 $aHoffmann's complete and well-documented account of the failings and dangers of mechanical testing illustrates the inherent flaws in aptitude and achievement tests. It demonstrates the inadequacies of multiple-choice testing, in which candidates simply choose answers and need not justify their replies, revealing the tests' inclination to reward superficiality rather than subtlety and creativity. Aimed at teachers and others involved in education, this polemic exposes the corporate testing giants whose dubious claims to scientific accuracy shield them from public scrutiny.
650 0 $aEducational tests and measurements.
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