Linking School and Work: Roles for Standards and Assessment - Hardcover

Resnick, Lauren B.; Wirt, John G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787901652 ISBN 13: 9780787901653

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1995

Synopsis

Argues that a key strategy for improving the effectiveness of schools is to set standards for what students should be able to do based on the skills required for well-paying Jobs.

About this title

About the Author

LAUREN B. RESNICK is professor and director of the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. JOHN G. WIRT is a senior analyst in the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress.

From the Back Cover

This book takes the view that a key strategy for improving the effectiveness of schools is to set clear standards for what students should be able to do based on the skills required for well-paying careers. It also argues that the prevailing approaches to teaching are ill-suited to furthering these goals and that new forms of assessment that evaluate student performance in the context of real problems and authentic situations can help to bring about needed changes in teaching. The book brings together some of the key thinkers behind the vision for a national system of performance standards and assessments for work skills, and addresses the major issues and challenges we face in realizing such a system in the United States.

From the Inside Flap

This book takes the view that a key strategy for improving the effectiveness of schools is to set clear standards for what students should be able to do based on the skills required for well-paying careers. It also argues that the prevailing approaches to teaching are ill-suited to furthering these goals and that new forms of assessment that evaluate student performance in the context of real problems and authentic situations can help to bring about needed changes in teaching.The book brings together some of the key thinkers behind the vision for a national system of performance standards and assessments for work skills, and addresses the major issues and challenges we face in realizing such a system in the U.S.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787901652
• ISBN 13: 9780787901653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 491