TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brown, Janet Harley
AU  - Shavelson, Richard J.
TI  - Assessing hands-on science: a teacher's guide to performance assessment 
SN  - 803964439
AV  - LB 1585 .B7 1996 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, California
PB  - Corwin Press
KW  - EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 1. Why use performance assessment? -- 2. What do performance assessments measure? -- 3. Defining performance assessment -- 4. How do you score student performance? -- 5. How to use performance assessments in the classroom? -- 6. What is a holistic scoring system? -- 7. Choosing an assessment you can trust -- 8. Which performance assessment is best for your purpose?
N2  - This book is intended for teachers who currently use (or are planning to use) a hands-on science curriculum. In addition, it would be useful to pre-service teachers, graduate students in education, and other educators interested in alternative forms of assessment. It offers teachers and other educators an opportunity to learn about performance assessment by actual hands-on experience with a variety of science performance assessments
ER  -