Authentic Assessment in Action: Studies of Schools and Students at Work
Authentic Assessment in Action: Studies of Schools and Students at Work examines, through case studies of elementary and secondary schools, how five schools have developed "authentic," performance-based assessments of students' learning, and how this work has interacted with and influenced the teaching and learning experiences students encounter in school. This important and timely book reveals the changing dynamics of classroom life as it moves from more traditional pedagogy to one that asks...
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Authentic Assessment in Action: Studies of Schools and Students at Work examines, through case studies of elementary and secondary schools, how five schools have developed "authentic," performance-based assessments of students' learning, and how this work has interacted with and influenced the teaching and learning experiences students encounter in school. This important and timely book reveals the changing dynamics of classroom life as it moves from more traditional pedagogy to one that asks students to master intellectual and practical skills that are eminently transferable to "real-life" social settings and workplaces. This book will be important reading for practitioners, professors, and researchers of curriculum and instruction and educational policy and will serve as a supplementary text in pre- and in-service courses in elementary and secondary curriculum development, curriculum and teaching, school organizations, educational leadership, educational policy and implementation.
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Authentic Assessment in Context: The Motivation for Change1Ch. 2Graduation by Portfolio at Central Park East Secondary School21Ch. 3The Senior Project at Hodgson Vocational Technical High School83Ch. 4Collaborative Learning and Assessment at International High School115Ch. 5The Primary Language Record at P.S. 261168Ch. 6The Bronx New School: Weaving Assessment into the Fabric of Teaching and Learning205Ch. 7Making Assessment Work for Students and Schools252References269About the Authors275Index277
