{"product_id":"uneducated-guesses-howard-wainer-9780691149288","title":"Uneducated Guesses: Using Evidence to Uncover Misguided Education Policies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat statistical evidence shows us about our misguided educational policies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUneducated Guesses\u003c\/i\u003e challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statistical evidence to show why some of the most widely held beliefs in education today--and the policies that have resulted--are wrong. He shows why colleges that make the SAT optional for applicants end up with underperforming students and inflated national rankings, and why the push to substitute achievement tests for aptitude tests makes no sense. Wainer challenges the thinking behind the enormous rise of advanced placement courses in high schools, and demonstrates why assessing teachers based on how well their students perform on tests--a central pillar of recent education reforms--is woefully misguided. He explains why college rankings are often lacking in hard evidence, why essay questions on tests disadvantage women, why the most grievous errors in education testing are not made by testing organizations--and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one concerned about seeing our children achieve their full potential can afford to ignore this book. With forceful storytelling, wry insight, and a wealth of real-world examples, \u003ci\u003eUneducated Guesses\u003c\/i\u003e exposes today's educational policies to the light of empirical evidence, and offers solutions for fairer and more viable future policies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Wainer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691149283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691149288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.47h x 6.39w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011 pg. 108","brand":"Howard Wainer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372305961215,"sku":"9780691149288","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e654ba2-6285-478d-b317-368631c6f019.jpg?v=1732725583","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uneducated-guesses-howard-wainer-9780691149288","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}