As part of the American school reform movement, administrators are searching for ways of measuring students' skills and progress within the system. Courts and McInerney focus on the qualitative assessment possible through the use of student portfolios, particularly at the college level. The authors are concerned that the teaching and learning process will be subsumed by assessment and will become even more test-driven than it now is. A critical look at multiple-choice, standardized examinations shows how unmindful our educational testing is of psychosocial diversity. The authors warn that...
As part of the American school reform movement, administrators are searching for ways of measuring students' skills and progress within the system....
This timely analysis of student assessment methods focuses on the qualitative aspects of teaching through the use of student portfolios, particularly at the college level.
This timely analysis of student assessment methods focuses on the qualitative aspects of teaching through the use of student portfolios, particularly ...
The first volume of the series "Language and Ideology," this work explores mature literacy. Patrick L. Courts argues that while by society's standards many people can read well, they are unable to create meaning from the world of oral and written language. His theory derives from psycho- and sociolinguistics, cognitive psychology, philosophy, literary criticism, and whole language theory. Courts criticizes programmed activities, texts, and workbooks--challenging the control that commercial textbook publishers and test-makers exert on education. He shuns overemphasis on methods and offers...
The first volume of the series "Language and Ideology," this work explores mature literacy. Patrick L. Courts argues that while by society's standa...
The first volume of the series "Language and Ideology," this work explores mature literacy. Patrick L. Courts argues that while by society's standards many people can read well, they are unable to create meaning from the world of oral and written language. His theory derives from psycho- and sociolinguistics, cognitive psychology, philosophy, literary criticism, and whole language theory. Courts criticizes programmed activities, texts, and workbooks--challenging the control that commercial textbook publishers and test-makers exert on education. He shuns overemphasis on methods and offers...
The first volume of the series "Language and Ideology," this work explores mature literacy. Patrick L. Courts argues that while by society's standa...
