Beyond the bubble test : how performance assessments support 21st century learning / Linda Darling-Hammond, Frank Adamson.
Educators are unhappy with the current assessments and their focus on low-level skills like recalling and restating facts rather than higher-order skills such as problem-solving and analyzing and synthesizing information. This book examines performance assessment as an alternative to the current hig...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA :
Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Educators are unhappy with the current assessments and their focus on low-level skills like recalling and restating facts rather than higher-order skills such as problem-solving and analyzing and synthesizing information. This book examines performance assessment as an alternative to the current high stakes standardized testing system in theUnites States. A must-have resource for those interested in the current research of performance assessment in the 21st century, this book will help educators accurately assess the benefits and possibilities for adopting performance assessments nation ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118889299 1118889290 9781118889329 1118889320 9781119210863 1119210860 1118456181 9781118456187 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |