Description
Author: Robert Rothman
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Date: 3/29/1995
If educational assessment reform proceeds on schedule, students of the '90s need never fear that standardized test results will be forever emblazoned on their permanent records. An educational revolution is under way to promote the use, in elementary and secondary schools, of performance-based outcomes that would be measured against predetermined standards in lieu of input-based assessments, such as multiple-choice tests. Rothman agrees it is time for schools to discard traditional means of determining what students know and to replace them with methods that assess metacognitive thinking skills useful in the real world. As adults, all students will need to make decisions, solve problems, communicate, and work in teams. Therefore, schools need to devise methods to teach and test these skills in practical ways. This general overview of learning assessment is for parents, teachers, and policy makers and is written by a journalist with expertise in educational practice and policy. If Rothman is right, future students will see multiple-choice and true-and-false questions go the way of the dinosaur. Make way for oral reports, groups projects, and portfolios. A well-researched, balanced portrayal of a hot educational topic.
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