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Foreword

Preface: We Aren’t Measuring What Matters Most

Introduction: Investigating the Myths of Measurement and the Meritocracy of Higher Education

Chapter 1: Public Opinion Surveys: From Managing the Herd to Consumer Satisfaction

Chapter 2: The Premise of Student Evaluation Surveys: Measuring Teacher Effectiveness

Chapter 3: Pressured to Please: The Negotiated Compromise of Playing School

Chapter 4: A Question of Validity: Student Surveys Don’t Measure Teaching or Learning

Chapter 5: Predictably Irrational: The Cognitive Miser and the Limits of Consumer Choice

Chapter 6: Are Students Capable of Evaluating Teaching or Learning? An Investigation of

the “Fox Effect”

Chapter 7: Signaling or Human Capital? Credentialism, Degree Inflation, and Socio-Economic Inequality

Chapter 8: The Myth of Meritocracy: The Cautionary Examples of Ancient China and Modern South Korea

Conclusion: Can Schools Become Meritocratic Institutions?

PreviewVolume 1: Can We Measure What Matters Most? Why Educational

Accountability Metrics Lower Student Learning and Demoralize Teachers

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About the Author

  • Format: epub
  • ISBN: 9781475862263
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • Author: J. M. Beach
  • Ean Code: 9781475862263
  • Book type: E-book
  • Language: English
  • DRM: Adobe DRM
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