Measuring what counts : a conceptual guide for mathematics assessment

Authors:National Research Council (Estados Unidos), Hyman Bass

Summary:To achieve national goals for education, we must measure the things that really count. This book aims to establish research-based connections between standards and assessment. Arguing for a better balance between educational and measurement concerns in the development and use of mathematics assessment, it sets forth three principles.

Print Book, English, 1993

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Publisher: National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1993

Genre:Estudio y enseñanza

Physical Description:ix, 227 p. ; 26 cm

ISBN:

9780309049818, 0309049814

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:911295855

Subjects:

Estudio y enseñanza

Matemáticas Enseñanza Estados Unidos Evaluación

Contents:

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 A Vision of School Mathematics; 4 2 A Vision of Mathematics Assessment; 5 3 Assessing Important Mathematical Content; 6 4 Assessing to Support Mathematics Learning; 7 5 Assessing to Support Equity and Opportunity in Mathematics Learning; 8 6 Evaluating Mathematics Assessment; 9 Commissioned Papers; 10 Study Group on Guidelines for Mathematics Assessment; 11 MSEB Members

Notes:

Board chairman: Hyman Bass