Download or read book Essentials of Standardized Achievement Testing written by Thomas M. Haladyna and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B> This book examines standardized achievement testing in critical terms with the notion that students should be tested in ways that benefit them and their learning. This book seeks to increase readers' understanding of standardized testing so that they will become intelligent consumers, and is organized around the central issues of interpretation, usage, and consequences of testing. Focused on issues, and based on the most current research and practice. This material offers educators, administrators and policy makers information critical to success in today's classroom.Market: K-12 Faculty and Administrators, Parent Teacher Coordinators.