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Beyond testing : seven assessments of students and schools more effective than standardized tests / Deborah Meier, Matthew Knoester.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, [2017]Description: ix, 144 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780807758526 (paperback : acidfree paper)
  • 9780807758533 (case : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Beyond testingDDC classification:
  • 371.26 23
LOC classification:
  • LB3051 .M4654 2017
Partial contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Purposes of education in a democracy -- 3. Assessment #1: Student self-assessments -- 4. Assessment #2: Teacher observations of students and their work -- 5. Assessment #3: Descriptive review processes-- 6. Assessment #4: Reading and math interviews -- 7. Assessment #5: Portfolios and public defense of student work -- 8. Assessment #6: School reviews by outside experts -- 9. Assessment #7: School boards and town meetings -- 10. Building a system of assessment: Examining the New York Performance Standards Consortium -- 11. Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Purposes of education in a democracy -- 3. Assessment #1: Student self-assessments -- 4. Assessment #2: Teacher observations of students and their work -- 5. Assessment #3: Descriptive review processes-- 6. Assessment #4: Reading and math interviews -- 7. Assessment #5: Portfolios and public defense of student work -- 8. Assessment #6: School reviews by outside experts -- 9. Assessment #7: School boards and town meetings -- 10. Building a system of assessment: Examining the New York Performance Standards Consortium -- 11. Conclusion.

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