Testing for LearningArguing that traditional, test-based evaluation has a negative effect on many students, this book describes new methods of assessing student performance. |
Contents
Assessing Writing in California Arizona and Maryland | |
Examples of Performance Assessments in Science | |
Getting Students Parents and the Community into the | |
Portfolios | |
Privilege and Responsibility | |
How American Education Got into the Testing Trap | |
Next Steps | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
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