http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/litass/auth.html

http://www.funderstanding.com/authentic_assessment.cfm

Selected Bibliography:

Archbald, Doug A. and Newmann, Fred M. Beyond Standardized Testing. Reston,Virginia: National Association of Secondary School Principals , 1988.

Baron, Joan Boykoff, et al. "Toward a New Generation of Student Outcome Measures: Connecticut's Common Core of Learning Assessment." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, March 27 - 31, 1989. San Francisco, CA.

Baron, Joan Boykoff, "Performance Assessment: Blurring the Edges among Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction." This Year in School Science Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science 1990.

Barth, Patti and Mitchell, Ruth. Smart Start: Elementary Education for the 21^st Century. Golden Colorado: North American Press, 1992.

Cronin , John F. Four Misconceptions about Authentic Learning." Educational Leadership April 1993): 78 - 81.

Fortier, John, The Wisconsin Road Test as an Empirical Example of a Large-Scale, High-Stakes, Authentic Performance Assessment. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Public Instrucion , 1993.

Frazier, Darlene M. and Paulson, F. Leon. "How Portfolios Motivate Reluctant Writers." Educational Leadership (May 1992): 62-65.

From Gatekeeper to Gateway: Transforming Testing in America. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts: National Commission on Testing and Public Policy, 1990.

Glickman, Carl. "Pretending Not to Know What We Know." Educational Leadership May 1991): 4 -10.

Herman, Joan L., Aschbacher, Pamela R., and Winters, Lynn. A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment. Alexandria, Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1992.

Lipman, M., "Some Thoughts on the Formation of Reflective Education." In Teaching-Thinking Skills: Theory and Practice , pp. 151-161. Edited by J.B. Baron and R. J. Sternberg. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1987.

Meyer, Carol. "What's the Difference Between Authentic and Performance Assessment?" Educational Leadership (May 1992): 39-42.

Mislevy, Robert J. Foundations of a New Test Theory. Princeton, New Jersey: Educational Testing Service, 1989.

Mullis, Ina V.S., Owen, Eugene H., and Phillips, Gary W. Accelerating Academic Achievement: A Summary of Findings from 20 Years of NAEP. Princeton, New Jersey: Educational Testing Service, 1990.

Newmann, Fred M. and Wehlage, Gary G. "Five Standards of Authentic Instruction." Educational Leadership (April 1993): 8-12.

"Performances and Exhibitions: The Demonstration of Mastery." Horace ( March 1990): 1-12.

Resnick, L.B., and Resnick D.P. Assessing the Thinking Curriculum: New Tools for Educational Reform. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Learning Research and Development Center: University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, 1989.

Stiggins, Richard J. "Assessment Literacy." Phi Delta Kappa (March 1991): 534-539.

Classroom Assessment Based on Observation and Judgment: A workshop in the NWREL Classroom Assessment Training Program. Portland, Oregon: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 1991.

" A True Test: Toward More Authentic and Equitable Assessment." Educational Leadership (May 1989): 703-713

Testing: Where We Stand. Arlington, Virginia: American Association of School Administrators, 1989. Vavrus, Linda, "Put Portfolios to the Test." Instructor (August 1990): 48-52.

UCLA Graduate School of Education. Proceedings of the 1992 CRESST Conference, "What Works in Performance Assessment?" Los Angeles, CA: 1993.

Wiggins, Grant. "Creating Tests Worth Taking." Educational Leadership (May 1992): 26-35.

"The Futility of Trying to Teach Everything of Importance." Educational Leadership, (November 1989): 44-59.

"Standards, Not Standardization: Evoking Quality Student Work." Educational Leadership (February 1991): 18-25.

"Toward More Instructionally-Appropriate and Effective Testing: Authentic Assessment." Published by the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, UCLA (1990).

"A True Test: Toward More Authentic and Equitable Assessment." Educational Leadership (May 1989): 703-713.

Wolf , Dennie Palmer. "What Works in Performance Assessment?" Proceedings of the 1992 CRESST Conference." UCLA Graduate School of Education, Los Angeles, CA: 1993.

This paper was prepared by Russ Allen, research consultant in the WEAC Instruction and Professional Development Division.

Faculty wanting further information about any of these topics are encouraged to contact Terry Doyle at doylet@ferris.edu

      Under Construction -- Watch for Updates