Authentic Reading Assessment: Practicalities and Possibilities - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872077659 ISBN 13: 9780872077652

Publisher: International Reading Association, 1993

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Reading Association
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872077659
• ISBN 13: 9780872077652
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Valencia Sheila W., Hiebert Elfrieda H., Et Al