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Assessment in Higher Education Politics, Pedagogy, and Portfolios
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Patrick L. Courts, Kathleen H. McInerney
Book Code: C4426
ISBN: 0-275-94426-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-94426-1
208 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/1993
List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: 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 in upgrading American education nationwide, more effective and self-confirming measures should be faculty developed and locally controlled. The authors propose a new compact among teachers and students as they take mutual responsibility for the learning process and changing curriculum.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Testing, Anyone? Rhetoric and Realities
  • Dehumanizing Norms
  • Qualitative Program Assessment: From Tests to Portfolios
  • Portfolios and the Individual Student: Assessing for Learning
  • Making Sense: Teaching and Classroom Assessment
  • Final Words: Look Out Below
  • Appendix A: Grid for Reading
  • Appendix B: GCP Assessment Project Outcomes and Findings
  • Appendix C: Information Sheet for Students
  • Appendix D: Information Sheet for Advisors
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 92-41612
LCC Class: LB2366
Dewey Class: 378.1
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