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 ...