About this title: Now in paperback! "The most comprehensive and exhaustive treatise available on the imperative to change the ways we test and assess student performance...it will become a major reference work for supporters of student-centered assessment."-Educational Leadership"A 'must' book for the on-going debate on American school reform."-Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools What is assessment and how does testing differ from it? Why are performance tests, by themselves, not an adequate system of student assessment? How might we better "test our tests" beyond current technical ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Josseybass Publishers, California
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781555425920ISBN:1555425925
Description: Good in Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. INTERIOR PAGES HAVE LIGHT FINGERING TO MARGINS WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Josseybass Publishers, California
Date Published: 1993
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLUE HALF-CLOTH COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT STAMPED "DISCARD". read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781555425920ISBN:1555425925
Description: Very Good + in Very Good jacket. A very nice copy. 316 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition {First Printing}
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781555425920ISBN:1555425925
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. "In this book, Grant P. Wiggins clarifies the limits of testing in an assessment system. Beginning with the premise that student assessment should improve performance, not just audit it, Wiggins analyzes some time-honored but morally ans intellectually probiematic practices in test design such as the use of secrecy, distracters, scoring on a curve, and formats that alloe for no explanation by students of their answers. " This book has 316 pages. The ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781555425920ISBN:1555425925
Description: Very Good + in Very Good jacket. 8vo. 316 pp. With bibliography and index. Dustjacket has a short closed tear at heel of spine, else a very nice copy. "By showing us that assessment is more than testing and intellectual performance is more than right answers, Wiggins points the way toward new systems of assessment that more closely examine students' habits of mind and provide teachers with more useful and credible feedback. " read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780787950477ISBN:0787950475
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
Date Published: 1993-10
ISBN-13:9781555425920ISBN:1555425925
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781555425920ISBN:1555425925
Description: New in new dust jacket. Gift Quality. Pristine. Tight. Brand New. Fast Arrival. Collectors item. Carefully packed in bubble wrap. 1st Edition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 316 p. Jossey-Bass Education (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Gift Quality. Pristine. Tight. Brand New. Fast Arrival. Collectors item. Carefully packed in bubble wrap. 1st Edition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780787950477ISBN:0787950475
Description: New. Now in paperback! "The most comprehensive and exhaustive treatise available on the imperative to change the ways we test and assess student performance...it will become a major reference work for supporters of student-centered assessment. "--"Educati... read more
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