Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment
National Research Council 2001 National Academy Press Washington, D.C.

This book looks at research into human learning and educational measurement and explains how these fields can form the basis for new approaches to assessment. Some of these new approaches are discussed in the book as well as principles for designing and using them in the classroom.The role of technology in changing the way students learn and how their learning is assessed is given special attention.

ISBN 0-309-07272-7
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This resource is referenced here:

• Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Web-Based Resources: Assessment of Student Learning
• Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Web-Based Resources: Annotated References
• Research on Learning: Recommended Reading

Resource Type: Book
Research on Learning: Assessment:Classroom Methods, Instructional Design:Use of Technology, Assessment