TY - BOOK AU - Darling-Hammond,Linda AU - Adamson,Frank TI - Beyond the bubble test: how performance assessments support 21st century learning SN - 9781118889299 (epub) AV - LB3051 U1 - 371.26 23 PY - 2014/// CY - San Francisco, CA PB - Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - United States KW - Curriculum-based assessment KW - Exceptional children KW - Rating of KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Essays KW - bisacsh KW - Reference KW - EDUCATION KW - Administration KW - General KW - Organizations & Institutions KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : the rationale and context for performance assessment -- Looking back : performance assessment in an era of standards-based educational accountability -- Where we are now : lessons learned and emerging directions -- Reaching out : international benchmarks for performance assessment -- Performance assessment : the state of the art -- Adapting performance assessments for English language learners -- Supporting teacher learning through performance assessment -- A new conceptual framework for cost analysis -- Investing in assessments of deeper learning : the costs and benefits of tests that help students learn -- Building systems of assessment for deeper learning -- Concluding thoughts : creating next-generation assessments that last N2 - Educators are unhappy with the current assessments and their focus on low-level skills like recalling and restating facts rather than higher-order skills such as problem-solving and analyzing and synthesizing information. This book examines performance assessment as an alternative to the current high stakes standardized testing system in theUnites States. A must-have resource for those interested in the current research of performance assessment in the 21st century, this book will help educators accurately assess the benefits and possibilities for adopting performance assessments nation UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119210863 ER -