Varied Assessment: A Brief Introduction

by: William J. Straits
edited by: Thomas R. Lord, Donald P. French, and Linda W. Crow

Although often seen as a means for evaluation, assessment is first and foremost an instructional tool. Use of multiple assessment strategies can provide students with diverse feedback, allowing them to view the subject and their understanding of it from many different perspectives. This chapter provides considerations for varied assessment, summarized from Straits and Wilke (2002).

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 2/1/2009Stock # PB231X_27

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