Assessment of Authentic Performance in School Mathematics

ISBN-13: 9780805818772 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 456 str.

Lesh; Richard Lesh; Susan J. Lamon

Opis

This study focuses on clarifying and articulating goals of assessment and instruction, stressing the content of assessment above its mode of delivery. The contributors suggest that the quality of assessment lies in its ability to provide information to assist in decision making.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Part I: Assessment Objectives. R. Lesh, S.J. Lamon, Trends, Goals, and Priorities in Mathematics Assessment. R. Lesh, S.J. Lamon, Assessing Authentic Mathematical Performance. G. Goldin, Toward an Assessment Framework for School Mathematics. D. Chazan, M. Yerushalmy, Research and Classroom Assessment of Students' Verifying, Conjecturing, and Generalizing in Geometry. Part II: New Items and Assessment Procedures. A. Bell, H. Burkhardt, M. Swan, Balanced Assessment of Mathematical Performance. A. Bell, H. Burkhardt, M. Swan, Assessment of Extended Tasks. A. Bell, H. Burkhardt, M. Swan, Moving the System: The Contributions of Assessment. J. de Lange, Assessing Mathematical Skills, Understanding, and Thinking. L. Streefland, Thinking Strategies in Mathematics Instruction: How Is It Possible? Part III: New Perspectives on Classroom-based Assessment. C.A. Maher, R.B. Davis, A. Alston, A Teacher's Struggle to Assess Student Cognitive Growth. H.P. Ginsburg, L.S. Lopez, S. Mukhopadhyay, T. Yamamoto, M. Willis, M.S. Kelly, Assessing Understandings of Arithmetic. Part IV: New Types of Scoring and Reporting. R.J. Mislevy, K. Yamamoto, S. Anacker, Toward a Test Theory for Assessing Student Understanding. S.J. Lamon, R. Lesh, Interpreting Responses to Problems with Several Levels and Types of Correct Answers. R. Lesh, S.J. Lamon, B. Gong, T. Post, Using Learning Progress Maps to Improve Educational Decision Making. Part V: Difficulties, Opportunities, and Future Directions. R. Lesh, S.J. Lamon, F. Lester, M. Behr, Future Directions for Mathematics Assessment. J.L. Schwartz, The Intellectual Prices of Secrecy in Mathematics Assessment.

O autorze

Richard A. Lesh, Susan J. Lamon