The Assessment Debate: A Reference Handbook
| AUTHOR | Weil, Danny; Janesick, Valerie J. |
| PUBLISHER | ABC-CLIO (11/14/2001) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
An authoritative reference on one of education's hottest topics, describing how the latest testing and assessment tools can be used to help improve student performance.
In this comprehensive review of the wealth of techniques by which students can be assessed, Valerie J. Janesick points out that the politics of schooling often gets in the way of student progress. "High-stakes" standardized testing is frequently based on poorly constructed, unfair tests that encourage "teaching to the test," which actually impedes educational goals. Authentic testing relies more on essays and writing samples, performances, demonstrations, and role-plays. Although it is fairer and provides a measure of student growth and progress, it requires more effort by teachers, who also require extra training. Besides discussing authentic assessment in detail, The Assessment Debate includes a chronology, an annotated directory of organizations supporting performance assessment, a list of state coordinators for testing reform, and state-by-state report cards.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781576072790
ISBN-10:
1576072797
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
246
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
5.06 x 0.87 x 11.60 inches
Weight:
1.08 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Annotated,
Glossary
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Testing & Measurement
Education | Reference
Education | General
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
371.26
Library of Congress Control Number:
2001005350
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An authoritative reference on one of education's hottest topics, describing how the latest testing and assessment tools can be used to help improve student performance.
In this comprehensive review of the wealth of techniques by which students can be assessed, Valerie J. Janesick points out that the politics of schooling often gets in the way of student progress. "High-stakes" standardized testing is frequently based on poorly constructed, unfair tests that encourage "teaching to the test," which actually impedes educational goals. Authentic testing relies more on essays and writing samples, performances, demonstrations, and role-plays. Although it is fairer and provides a measure of student growth and progress, it requires more effort by teachers, who also require extra training. Besides discussing authentic assessment in detail, The Assessment Debate includes a chronology, an annotated directory of organizations supporting performance assessment, a list of state coordinators for testing reform, and state-by-state report cards.
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Author:
Janesick, Valerie J.
Valerie J. Janesick (PhD, Michigan State University) is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, in the department of Leadership, Counseling, Adult, Career and Higher Education, LCACHE, University of South Florida, Tampa. She teaches classes in qualitative research methods, curriculum theory and inquiry, and ethics in leadership. Her latest book, " Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry: Practicing the Zen of Research (2015) "Left Coast Press, argues for the use of Zen approaches to qualitative inquiry cast as Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry. Her chapters in the "Handbook of Qualitative Research" (first and second editions) use dance and the arts as metaphors for understanding research. Her book, "Oral History for the Qualitative Researcher: Choreographing the Story" (2010), Guilford Press, incorporates, poetry, photography and the arts to capture lived experience. She serves on the editorial board of "The Qualitative Report", and the "International Journal of Qualitative Methods". She continues to take classes in yoga and meditation.
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