The Assessment Debate: A Reference Handbook

by Valerie J. Janesick

An authoritative reference on one of education's hottest topics, describing how the latest testing and assessment tools can be used to help improve student performance.

In this comprehensive review of the wealth of techniques by which students can be assessed, Valerie J. Janesick points out that the politics of schooling often gets in the way of student progress. "High-stakes" standardized testing is frequently based on poorly constructed,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576072797
• ISBN13: 9781576072790
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher