Beyond Testing: Seven Assessments of Students and Schools More Effective Than Standardized Tests

by Matthew Knoester and Deborah Meier

Book Overview

2019 AESA Critics' Choice Award Winner

The authors of this timely book argue that a fundamentally complex problem--how to assess the knowledge of a child--cannot be reduced to a simple test score. Beyond Testing describes seven forms of assessment that are more effective than standardized test results: (1) student self-assessments, (2) direct teacher observations of students and their work, (3) descriptive reviews of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807758523
• ISBN13: 9780807758526
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"