The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life - James J Heckman - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226100098 - January 9, 2014
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James J Heckman
The Myth of Achievement Tests: The GED and the Role of Character in American Life

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The GED is used to grant the status of high school graduate to anyone who passes the test. Recipients account for twelve percent of all high school credentials issued each year in the US. But do achievement tests predict success in life? This book explores how the GED came to be used throughout the US and why our reliance on it is dangerous.

464 pages, 153 figures, 34 tables

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 9, 2014
ISBN13 9780226100098
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 472
Dimensions 232 × 159 × 37 mm   ·   912 g
Language English  
Editor Heckman, James J.
Editor Humphries, John Eric
Editor Kautz, Tim

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