Product Description: Who Was Made Prisoner By The Indians, On The River Ohio, In The Year 1790. Together With An Interesting Account Of The Fate Of His Companions, Five In Number, One Of Whom Suffered At The Stake. To Which Are Added, Sketches Of Indian Character And Manners, With Illustrative Anecdotes...read more

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Product Description: Fragile Evidence--a critique of reading assessment informed by newly emerging conceptualizations of validity and reliability--brings psychometric theory, reading theory, and social critique to bear on reading assessment. Taking its lead from contemporary psychological theory and other fields which ponder the role of evidence and argumentation in making claims about social issues, this text examines the historical and contemporary ways in which such claims have been made for reading assessment...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Much new material has been brought to light by the greatly increased archaeological activity of the past decade, (1970-80) some of which makes possible new or revised interpretations, especially in the context of comparable contemporary work...read more