Authentic Reading Assessment: Practicalities and Possibilities - Softcover

 
9780872077652: Authentic Reading Assessment: Practicalities and Possibilities

Synopsis

Traditional assessment techniques and standardized tests no longer reflect what's going on in classrooms where reading and writing for real purposes are the norm. Authentic Reading Assessment presents nine case studies that demonstrate, how the challenge of reforming assessment can the met at the school, district, and state/provincial levels. The studies -- written by educators actually involved in efforts to create assessments that match instruction and yield an authentic picture of students' literacy development -- are framed by comprehensive introductory and concluding chapters that give the context of and challenges facing the assessment reform movement.

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Synopsis

This text presents nine case studies that demonstrate how the challenge of reforming assessment can be met at the school, district and county levels. The studies are put into context by chapters on the challenges facing the assessment reform movement.

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