Toward a New Science of Educational Testing and Assessment

Harold Berlak is an Educational Consultant in Oakland, California. Fred M. Newmann is Professor of Education and Director of the Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Elizabeth Adams is Honorary Research Fellow at the Polytechnic of East London, England.

• Tables and Figures 1. The Need for a New Science of AssessmentHarold Berlak 2. Assessing Mathematics Competence and AchievementThomas A. Romberg 3. The Assessment of Discourse in Social StudiesFred. M. Newmann 4. The Nature of Authentic Academic AchievementFred M. Newmann and Doug A. Archbald 5. A Model of Competence, Motivation, and Behavior, and a Paradigm for AssessmentJohn Raven 6. Recognizing AchievementElizabeth Adams and Tyrrell Burgess 7. Approaches to Assessing Academic AchievementDoug A. Archibald and Fred M. Newmann 7. Toward the Development of a New Science of Educational Testing and AssessmentHarold Berlak Notes and References

"In education today, there are few topics that are more significant than assessment. With current restructuring efforts and the hue and cry for accountability, it is essential that educators and educational policymakers seriously consider the issues presented in this book."Four states—California, Connecticut, New York, and Vermont—are moving in the direction recommended in this book. The number of interested states is growing rapidly. Many of the early forays into alternative assessment strategies made by these states have been described here, attesting to how current the book is."As someone working in the area of alternative assessment, I receive many phone calls each week from people who are interested in knowing more about what we and others are doing. I would recommend that they read this book."— Joan Boykoff Baron, Connecticut State Department of Education