How students are assessed can determine not only the quality, type, and degree of education they receive, but has long-term consequences for their future. Assessment by standardized testing often labels poor and minority children in ways that exclude them from opportunities, while failing to measure their true potential. Assessmentfor Equity and Inclusion confronts the debate between standardized testing and alternative assessment methods, locating strategies of assessment by which students are included rather than excluded.

About the Author
the Preservices Program in Childhood Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Reviews

"This book confronts the debate between standardized testing and alternative assessment methods, suggesting strategies of assessment that could be employed to include, rather than exclude, students in order to create a diverse community of learners The Education Digest."
"...Assessment for Equity and Inclusion is a thought-provoking and wide-ranging work that should be of value to educators everywkhere who are concerned about fairness and equity in educational assessment BilingualEducation and Bilingualism."
"This book confronts the debate between standardized testing and alternative assessment methods, suggesting strategies of assessment that could be employed to include, rather than exclude students in order to create a diverse community of learners The Education Digest."
"...Assessment for Equity and Inclusion is a thought-provoking and wide-ranging work that should be of value to educators everywhere who are concerned about fairness and equity in educational assessment BilingualEducation and Bilingualism."

Book Information
ISBN 9780415914734
Author A. Lin Goodwin
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 612g