TESTING FOR LEARNING How New Approaches to Evaluation Can Improve American Schools by Mitchell, Ruth - 1992

NY: Free Press. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0029214653; Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Name on ffep. Contents are almost as new. Very minor wear on the clean, complete DJ. ; 8-1/2" Tall, XVIII + 222pp. Shiny dark blue boards, bright gold spine lettering. EDUCATION. "In the United States it has been estimated that each year the equivalent of 20 million school days is given over to taking multiple-choice tests. Most of the time spent on preparing for and taking the tests is wasted since the tests focus students' minds on activities which have little value in later life. Mitchell convincingly argues that new methods of assessing performance can be as rigorous, reliable, and valid as traditional ones, and that their use can have a dramatic impact on teaching style and student achievement. Mitchel translates the newest research results into persuave argument for change and grounds the day-to-day reality of students, teachers, and school, with fresh examples and descriptions. This first comprehensive yet accessible and lively account of the new approaches to measuring educational achievement will be provocative reading for all those interested in the current debates concernng national testing. " There is an on-going debate, country-wide, about the value of the tests being produced by professional companies. This book, 'tho not of recent origin, is very germaine to that debate. A few Figures. Notes. Bibliograhy. Index. .