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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791844103321

Titolo

Best practices for state assessment systems . Part I Summary of a workshop [[electronic resource] /] / Alexandra Beatty, rapporteur ; Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards ; Center for Education ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2010

ISBN

0-309-15912-1

1-282-78747-0

9786612787478

0-309-15382-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (93 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BeattyAlexandra S

Disciplina

371.26

Soggetti

Educational evaluation - United States

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Education and state - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69).

Nota di contenuto

""FrontMatter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Improving Assessments-Possibilities and Questions""; ""3 Innovative Assessment-Lessons from the Past and Present""; ""4 Political Experiences and Considerations""; ""5 Opportunities for Better Assessment""; ""6 Research Needs""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Participants""

Sommario/riassunto

Describes the presentations and discussions from a workshop held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10-11, 2009, focusing on lessons to be drawn from past experiments with innovative assessments, technical challenges, and the opportunities presented by the current common standards movement.