A Short History of Performance Assessment: Lessons Learned
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Madaus, G.F. & O’Dwyer, L.M. |
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1999 |
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A Short History of Performance Assessment: Lessons Learned |
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Phi Delta Kappa International, Inc.
408 N. Union
P.O. Box 789
Bloomington, IN 47402
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http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kappan.htm |
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| Suggested Audience |
- Educators
- Researchers
- Policymakers
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| Descriptors |
- Performance based assessment
- Standardized tests
- Student assessment
- High Stakes Testing
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Content Abstract
Places performance assessment in the context of high-stakes uses, describes underlying technologies, and outlines the history of performance testing from 210 B.C.E. to the present. Historical issues of fairness, efficiency, cost, and infrastructure influence contemporary efforts to use performance assessments in large-scale, high-stakes testing programs. (59 references) (MLH) (ERIC CLEARINHOUSE #EA535933
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