The Assessment Debate: A Reference Handbook

by Janesick, Valerie J.

• ISBN13: 9781576072790
• ISBN10: 1576072797
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Valerie Janesick is professor of educational leadership and organizational change and chair of the Department of Education at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	ix
Dedication and Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction and Overview	1	(88)
What Is Authentic Assessment?	1	(2)
The Assessment Debate and Discussion	3	(1)
Some History of Assessment	4	(3)
Examples of Authentic Assessment	7	(5)
Writing Rubric A: Evaluation of Your Writing	8	(2)
Rubric B: Analytic Rubric for a Question on an Essay Exam	10	(1)
Rubric C: Holistic Rubric for a Question on an Essay Exam	11	(1)
Do's and Don'ts for Essay Exams	11	(1)
Porfolios and Assessment	12	(59)
Types of Portfolios	13	(1)
The Working Portfolio	13	(1)
The Record-Keeping Portfolio	13	(1)
The Showcase Portfolio	14	(1)
How the Electronic Portfolio Works	14	(2)
Portfolio Contents	16	(1)
Portfolio Assessment Examples	16	(1)
Example A: Sample Teacher Portfolio	17	(19)
Example B: Sample Doctoral Student Portfolio	36	(18)
Example C: Sample Middle School Student Portfolio	54	(4)
Example D: Sample University Undergraduate Portfolio	58	(13)
Educational Autobiography	71	(8)
Authentic Assessment and Today's World	79	(2)
Current Research on Assessment	81	(6)
Theme One: The Value of Assessment	83	(2)
Theme Two: Examples of Authentic Assessment	85	(2)
Summary	87	(1)
References	87	(2)
Chronology	89	(6)
Introduction	89	(1)
Postmodernism	89	(1)
Postmodernism and Applications for Assessment	90	(1)
Chronology of the Assessment Movement	91	(4)
The Standards Movement and Assessment	95	(24)
Standards and Assessment	95	(1)
Ethical Problems with the Standards Movement	96	(6)
The Texas School Reform Case	97	(3)
Teaching for the Test	100	(1)
The New Discrimination	101	(1)
Continuing Ethical Questions Regarding Norm-Referenced Tests	102	(4)
Is the Test Score Accurate?	103	(1)
Race, Class, and Gender Bias in Testing	103	(3)
Ethical Questions Arising from Work on Multiple Intelligences	106	(2)
Easy Answers to Complex Questions: The Manufactured Crisis	108	(2)
The Importance of Educational Assessment	110	(2)
Why ``Standards'' and ``Testing'' Are Important Words	112	(1)
Problems with High-Stakes Testing	112	(1)
What FairTest Is Teaching Us	113	(2)
The Major Problems	115	(1)
Hope for the Future	115	(1)
References	116	(3)
Pulling this All Together	119	(6)
Summary	119	(1)
Remembering Key Aspects of Assessment	120	(5)
Selected Resources	125	(30)
Print Resources	125	(21)
Books	125	(11)
Articles	136	(10)
Videotapes on Performance Assessment	146	(3)
Web Sites with Performance Assessments	149	(1)
Web Sites about Performance Assessments	150	(3)
Summary	153	(2)
Organizations Supporting Performance Assessment	155	(24)
Organizations that Provide Information on Assessment	155	(13)
Related Key Organizations	168	(2)
Related Educational Groups	170	(9)
Appendix A: A List of State Coordinators for Testing Reform	179	(2)
Appendix B: State-by-State Report on Assessment among States that Replied to the Survey	181	(42)
Appendix C: A Glossary of Assessment Terms	223	(2)
Appendix D: Sample Letter for Exercising Your Right to Information on Testing in Your State	225	(2)
Index	227	(6)
About the Author	233