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Assessing Deeper Learning explores how performance assessment advances deeper learning—the skills students need for 21st century success. The book examines different aspects of performance assessment and details how a large school district used performance tasks to assess their students’ critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
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Douglas G. Wren, EdD, is an educational consultant with twenty-eight years of experience in public education, including fourteen years as a classroom teacher in DeKalb County, Georgia. He served as DeKalb’s director of research and evaluation before working as educational measurement and assessment specialist with Virginia Beach City Public Schools and assistant adjunct professor at Old Dominion University.Christopher R. Gareis, EdD, is a professor of educational leadership in the School of Education at William & Mary. A former teacher, coach, principal, and associate dean, he regularly presents at educational conferences and works with schools, districts, and state agencies to develop the capacity of teachers and educational leaders to design and use assessments for learning.
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Assessing Deeper Learning explores how performance assessment advances deeper learning—the skills students need for 21st century success. The book examines different aspects of performance assessment and details how a large school district used performance tasks to assess their students’ critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
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This book shares the story of one Virginia school division's [district’s] journey - and the implications that journey has for the rest of the nation. It not only inspires us to undertake a similar journey ourselves, but provides the background, information, and guidance needed to make the journey a successful one. If you have ever wondered, ‘what DO today's students need to be well prepared for the expectations of the 21st century?’, many of the answers are in this book. It is a must read for all who strive to build schools that provide instruction and assessments that serve the learning needs of today's students.
