Culturally Responsive Assessment in Classrooms and Large-Scale Contexts: Theory, Research, and Practice (1) (NCME APPLICATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT)

By: Carla M. Evans and Catherine S. Taylor

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Synopsis: Culturally Responsive Assessment in Classrooms and Large-Scale Contexts explores how scholars and professionals in educational measurement and assessment can use the unique cultural and social identities of students to shape assessment purpose, design, implementation, use, and validation processes. Despite the sheer diversity of student populations in the United States, the tools used to understand their performance and progress have not substantively changed in decades. Large-scale testing and related policies still privilege “culturally neutral” test content, standardization, and comparability. Classroom assessments often mimic these procedures, even though rich tasks and activities could easily be incorporated into curriculum and instruction to allow students to see themselves, their interests, communities, beliefs, and backgrounds represented and valued. This book collects the theory, research, and best practices that are essential to ensuring cultural responsiveness in classroom assessment and standardized testing procedures, policies, and practices. Chapters by assessment and measurement experts along with scholars who are experts in sociocultural learning theory, philosophy of education, critical theories, multilingual education, and Indigenous education, summarize findings from existing research and suggest how future research can move classroom and industry practice as well as federal, state, and local policy forward.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 408 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040337462
Related ISBNs:: 9781040337448, 9781003392217, 9781032504902, 9781032504919
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/10/25
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Carla M. Evans and Catherine S. Taylor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Education, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Carla M. Evans
Edited by:: Catherine S. Taylor