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02661aam a22004338i 4500 001 53FFE562BEE311E3B118CA8BDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140408010112 008 130625s2014 ilua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2013025706 020 $a 022610009X (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780226100098 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)851572843 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c CGU $d DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d NBU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LB3060.33.G45 $b M98 2012 082 00 $a 373.126/2 $2 23 245 04 $a The myth of achievement tests : $b the GED and the role of character in American life / $c edited by James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz. 263 $a 1403 264 1 $a Chicago $b The University of Chicago Press, $c 2014. 300 $a xvi, 452 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Achievement tests and the role of character in American life / James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz -- The history of the GED. An institutional history of the GED / Lois M. Quinn ; Growth in GED testing / John Eric Humphries -- Evaluating the benefits. Who are the GEDs? / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz ; The economic and social benefits of GED certification / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz ; The military performance of GED holders / Janice H. Laurence -- The GED creates problems. The GED testing program induces students to drop out / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Paul A. Lafontaine, and Pedro RodriÌguez ; High-stakes testing and the rise of the GED / Andrew Halpern-Manners, John Robertwarren, and Eric Grodsky -- What can be done to promote character? Fostering and measuring skills: interventions that improve character and cognition / James J. Heckman and Tim Kautz ; What should be done? / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz. 650 0 $a GED tests. 650 0 $a Academic achievement $z United States $x Testing. 650 0 $a Educational tests and measurements $x Standards $z United States. 650 0 $a Personality development. 700 1 $a Heckman, James J. $q (James Joseph), $e editor. 700 1 $a Humphries, John Eric, $e editor. 700 1 $a Kautz, Tim, $e editor. 941 $a 6 952 $l UVAX975 $d 20240215013908.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718091559.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180118025641.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20160331011435.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20150613010723.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20150121013715.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=53FFE562BEE311E3B118CA8BDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search