Measuring Up: Prototypes for Mathematics Assessment

(Perspectives on School Mathematics)
Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council
National Academies Press | 1993 | 176 páginas | 2,59 Mb

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On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness: Judging the Quality of K-12 Mathematics Evaluations

Committee for a Review of the Evaluation Data on the Effectiveness of NSF-Supported and Commercially Generated Mathematics Curriculum Materials, National Research Council

National Academies Press | 2004 | 288 páginas

on-line: nap.edu

This book reviews the evaluation research literature that has accumulated around 19 K 12 mathematics curricula and breaks new ground in framing an ambitious and rigorous approach to curriculum evaluation that has relevance beyond mathematics. The committee that produced this book consisted of mathematicians, mathematics educators, and methodologists who began with the following charge:

• Evaluate the quality of the evaluations of the thirteen National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported and six commercially generated mathematics curriculum materials;
• Determine whether the available data are sufficient for evaluating the efficacy of these materials, and if not;
• Develop recommendations about the design of a project that could result in the generation of more reliable and valid data for evaluating such materials.
The committee collected, reviewed, and classified almost 700 studies, solicited expert testimony during two workshops, developed an evaluation framework, established dimensions/criteria for three methodologies (content analyses, comparative studies, and case studies), drew conclusions on the corpus of studies, and made recommendations for future research.

Reform in School Mathematics and Authentic Assessment

(SUNY Series, Reform in Mathematics Education)

Thomas A. Romberg

State University of New York Press | 1995 | 299 páginas | PDF | 2,29 Mb

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This volume is concerned with the alignment between the way the mathematical performance of students is assessed and the reform agenda in school mathematics. The chapters in this book have been prepared to raise a set of issues that scholars are addressing during this period of transition from traditional schooling practices toward the reform vision of school mathematics. Chapters are: (1) "Issues Related to the Development of an Authentic Assessment System for School Mathematics" (T. A. Romberg and L. D. Wilson), (2) "A Framework for Authentic Assessment in Mathematics" (S. P. Lajoie), (3) "Sources of Assessment Information for Instructional Guidance in Mathematics" (E. A. Silver and P. A. Kenney), (4) "Assessment: No Change without Problems" (J. De Lange), (5) "The Invalidity of Standardized Testing for Measuring Mathematics Achievement" (R. E. Stake), (6) "Assessment Nets: An Alternative Approach to Assessment in Mathematics Achievement" (M. Wilson), and (7) "Connecting Visions of Authentic Assessment to the Realities of Educational Practice


Contents
Preface vii
1 Issues Related to the Development of an Authentic Assessment System for School Mathematics
THOMAS A. ROMBERG AND LINDA D. WILSON

2 A Framework for Authentic Assessment in Mathematics
SUSANNE P. LAJOIE

3 Sources of Assessment Information for Instructional Guidance in Mathematics
EDWARD A. SILVER AND PATRICIA ANN KENNEY

4 Assessment: No Change without Problems
JAN DE LANGE

5 The Invalidity of Standardized Testing for Measuring Mathematics Achievement
ROBERT E. STAKE

6 Assessment Nets: An Alternative Approach to Assessment in Mathematics Achievement
MARK WILSON

7 Connecting Visions of Authentic Assessment to the Realities of Educational Practice
M. ELIZABETH GRAUE

Contributors 277
Index

Measuring What Counts: A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment

Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council

National Academies Press | 1993 | 236 páginas | PDF | 1,1 Mb

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To achieve national goals for education, we must measure the things that really count. "Measuring What Counts" establishes crucial 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, this book sets forth three principles - related to content, learning, and equity - that can form the basis for new assessments that support emerging national standards in mathematics education.