Description
Book SynopsisThe president of the Center on Learning, Assessment, and School Structure (CLASS) expounds on his philosophy of assessment; offers feedback alternatives to traditional invalidly validated testing; and argues that more testing would not increase accountability.
Trade Review"The most comprehensive and exhaustive treatise available on the imperative to change the ways we test and assess student performance...it will become a major reference work for supporters of student-centered assessment." --Educational Leadership
"A 'must' book for the on-going debate on American school reform." --Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools
"In the current torrent of talk about testing, Grant Wiggins' book constitutes an essential contribution. Rooted in historical knowledge, punctuated by acute philosophical analyses, and mindful of policy issues, Wiggins lays out the rationale for authentic forms of assessment." --Howard Gardner, professor of education and co-director of Project Zero, Harvard University
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Assessment and the Morality of Testing.
Assessment Worthy of the Liberal Arts.
The Morality of Test Scrutiny.
Testing and Tact.
Incentives and Assessment.
Feedback.
Authenticity, Context, and Validity.
Accountability: Standards, Not Standardization.
