Measuring Up: Standards, Assessment, and School Reform (Jossey Bass Education Series)

By Robert Rothman

"The question that dismays all teachers and ought to concern everyparent because of what it reveals about what school can do to achild's curiosity -- ?Will this be on the test?' -- will never beanswered again in the same way. Bob Rothman offers a rich andcompelling account of the unfolding revolution in testing inAmerica's schools."
-- Richard P. Mills, Vermont commissioner of education

An award-winning journalist, Rothman cuts through the assessmentdebate -- a debate often characterized by misrepresentations andjargon -- to offer a highly accessible examination of the shift inthinking about testing. He underscores that any change must beginwith the And: what we want students to know and be able to do. Suchchanges demand a new way of knowing what students can achieve--anda system that enables them to achieve.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787900559
• ISBN13: 9780787900557
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Very comprehensive book

I was sure what to expect from this book mainly because the author is not a professor at a highly prestigious university . But Rothman has written a trully great book . It offers all info regarding the school reform and which are the educational opportunities of the future . I recommend it to anyone that has an interest in school reform , standards and alternative assessment .