Beyond the bubble test how performance assessments support 21st century learning
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 hig...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco, California :
Jossey-Bass
2014.
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| Edición: | First edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629532506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Beyond the Bubble Test: How Performance Assessments Support 21st Century Learning; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; The Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Rationale and Context for Performance Assessment; The Need for Performance Assessments; The Return of Performance Assessment; The Challenges for New Assessments; The Purpose of This Book; Part 1: Through a Looking Glass: Performance Assessment Past, Present, and Future; Chapter 2: Looking Back: Performance Assessment in an Era of Standards-Based Educational Accountability; Arguments for Performance Assessment
- Defining Performance AssessmentConstructed Response versus Selected Response; Elements of Performance Assessment; Types of Performance Assessments; Classifying Based on Stimulus Materials and Response Options; Classifying Based on Content Knowledge and Process Skills; Classifying Based on Subject Field; Portfolio Assessments; Recent History of Performance Assessment in Large-Scale Testing; The Appeal of Performance Assessment; Vermont Portfolio Assessment Program; Kentucky Instructional Results Information System; Maryland School Performance Assessment Program
- Washington Assessment of Student LearningCalifornia Learning Assessment System; NAEP Higher-Order Thinking Skills Assessment Pilot; Summary; Research Findings; Technical Quality; Impact of Assessment Initiatives; Current Examples of Large-Scale Performance Assessments; Collegiate Learning Assessment; National Assessment of Educational Progress; National Occupational Competency Testing Institute; Performance Assessments of Teachers; Performance Assessment in the Context of Standards-Based Accountability; How Performance Assessments May Be Best Used; The Problem of High Stakes; Recommendations
- Chapter 3: Where We Are Now: Lessons Learned and Emerging DirectionsA Context for Considering Performance Assessment; Building on Current State Performance Assessment Models; Connecticut; New Jersey; New York State; Washington; New England Common Assessment Program; Promising and Emerging Assessment Practices; College and Work Readiness Assessment; The College Readiness Performance Assessment System; Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Project; Lessons Learned from Current and Emerging Performance Assessments; Task Quality; Technical (Measurement) Quality
- A Proposal for New State Systems of AssessmentOn-Demand Component; Curriculum-Embedded Performance Component; A New Approach to Validity; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Reaching Out: International Benchmarks for Performance Assessment; Finland; Sweden; England; Australia; Victoria; Queensland; Singapore; Hong Kong; International Baccalaureate Diploma Program; Conclusion; Part 2: Advances in Performance Assessment: Assessing and Supporting Learning; Chapter 5: Performance Assessment: The State of the Art; Design of Performance Assessments; Goals of Performance Assessments
- Cognitive Theories in the Design of Performance Assessments
