Tyranny Testing by Hoffmann Banesh (18 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Foreword by Jacques Barzun. Moderate foxing and rubbing on the covers, old grease pencil price on the front endpaper. Text clean.

PAPERBACK. Condition: VG.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used - Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: As New.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Education, IQ testing, Criticism) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. 223 pages. Solid copy with a spine lean and covers show light wear. Interior is unmarked. "A reasoned attack on the exaggerated claims of mass 'objective' testing and its damaging effects on the vitality of the nation.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ has light edge wear with scuffing and smudging as well sa tearing and age-toning. Boards have light shelf rubbing with smudging and foxing with bumping. Binding is sound. Endpages have light age-toning and smudging. Page edges have light scuffing and smudging with age-toning and foxing. Interior pages are foxed and smudged. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Softcover. First Edition Thus. Very Good in wraps. Foxing on text block edges. Rubbing on bottom rear panel and bottom text block edge.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 223pp [offset browning to front endpapers from laid-in newspaper clippings; short tear, rubbing and general ligth wear to dust jacket] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

223 S. // Klappentext: "This is a searching, searing indictment of "objective" tests - and a warning that they are blocking our search for superior talent in the schools, the business community, and in the nation itself. "There is no escaping the testers with their electrical scoring machines," Dr.Hoffmann asserts. "They measure our IQs at regular intervals. They tell admissions officers how many points` worth of college aptitude we possess. They classify us `en masse` in the army. They screen us when we apply for jobs." Yet these tests "reward superficiality, ignore creativity, and penalize the person with a probing, subtle mind." Why have the testers not been seriously challenged before this? Because testing has become a powerful big business ingeniously protected by an aura of science. The public, although sometimes uneasy and skeptical, remains awed by the professionalism of the testers. Now, a distinguished scientist - formerly a co-worker of Einstein and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton - seeks to dispel public awe by probing the testers and their methods. With scrupulous documentation, the author explains the main defects of the multiple-choice tests. He shows how the testers use ambiguity as a substitute for genuine difficulty. He analyzes weaknesses in the statistical arguments by which the testers try to bolster their claims to being scientific. He discusses the limitations and misuse of the IQ. No parent, no business executive, no teacher - indeed, no intelligent person - can afford to ignore Dr.Hoffmann`s analysis. Almost certainly, it will have a profound influence on our educational structure, our economy, and even national policy." /// Umschlag gebräunt und wenig beschädigt. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 520 22 x 14,5 cm. Orig.-Leinenband, bedruckt. In Orig.-Schutzumschlag.

Taschenbuch / 10x18. Condition: Gut. first published. 223 S. Einband abgegriffen 200656116 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 200.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 223pp. Foreword by Jacques Barzun. Ownership signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly, else fine in a lightly toned and worn, near fine dust jacket. A book on standardized testing by the British mathematician and early collaborator with Einstein.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Gebunden. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt.

Buch. Condition: Neu. The Tyranny of Testing | Banesh Hoffmann (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 1978 | Praeger | EAN 9780313200977 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering.