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Walt Haney
Researcher at Boston College
Publications - 43
Citations - 2143
Walt Haney is an academic researcher from Boston College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Standardized test & Test (assessment). The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 43 publications receiving 2098 citations. Previous affiliations of Walt Haney include Huron Institute.
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The Myth of the Texas Miracle in Education
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarize the recent history of education reform and statewide testing in Texas, which led to the introduction of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) in 1990-91.
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Drawing on Education: Using Student Drawings To Promote Middle School Improvement.
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Testing Writing on Computers: An Experiment Comparing Student Performance on Tests Conducted via Computer and via Paper-and-Pencil
Michael Russell,Walt Haney +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the effect that mode of administration -computer versus paper-and-pencil -has on middle school students' performance on multiple-choice and written test questions.
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Drawing on Education: Using Drawings to Document Schooling and Support Change
TL;DR: Haney, Russell, and Bebell as mentioned in this paper summarized a decade of work using student drawings as a way to both document and change education and schooling, and argued that student drawings, though only one form of inquiry, help illustrate the fundamental point that, if educational reforms are to succeed, we must treat teachers and students not just as the objects, but also as the agents, of reform and improv...
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Testing on computers: a follow-up study comparing performance on computer and on paper
Michael Russell,Walt Haney +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effect of taking open-ended tests on computers and on paper for students with different levels of computer skill using items from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).