Darling-Hammond, Linda 1951- creator Adamson, Frank. text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic books. cau 2014 First edition. monographic eng

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1 online resource. 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 ... Introduction : the rationale and context for performance assessment -- Looking back : performance assessment in an era of standards-based educational accountability -- Where we are now : lessons learned and emerging directions -- Reaching out : international benchmarks for performance assessment -- Performance assessment : the state of the art -- Adapting performance assessments for English language learners -- Supporting teacher learning through performance assessment -- A new conceptual framework for cost analysis -- Investing in assessments of deeper learning : the costs and benefits of tests that help students learn -- Building systems of assessment for deeper learning -- Concluding thoughts : creating next-generation assessments that last. Linda Darling-Hammond, Frank Adamson. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Educational tests and measurements United States Curriculum-based assessment Exceptional children Rating of SOCIAL SCIENCE Essays SOCIAL SCIENCE Reference EDUCATION Administration General EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions Educational tests and measurements United States LB3051 371.26 Darling-Hammond, Linda, 1951- San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley, 2014 First edition. (DLC) 2014005164 9781118889299 (epub) 1118889290 (epub) 9781118889329 (pdf) 1118889320 (pdf) 9781119210863 1119210860 1118456181 9781118456187 2014017879 611517 MIL FB369340-A74E-4309-B74F-621A8FEFF5AD OverDrive, Inc. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119210863 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119210863 DLC 140505 20171011124448.0 ocn879329920 eng