{"product_id":"culturally-and-socially-responsible-assessment_9780807780992","title":"Culturally and Socially Responsible Assessment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A great reminder and outline for school personnel on how easily bias can arise, and how it can affect how we work with students.” —Teachers College Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A credible resource for educators, researchers, and policymakers to intensify their effort to create fair and valid assessments for all students.” —American Journal of Qualitative Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book \u003cb\u003eaddresses a problem that affects the work of all educators\u003c\/b\u003e: how traditional methods of assessment undermine the capacity of schools to serve students with diverse cultural and social backgrounds and identities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnchored in a commonsense notion of validity, this book explains how current K–12 assessment practices are grounded in the language, experiences, and values of the dominant White culture. It presents a timely review of research on bias in classroom and large-scale assessments, as well as research on how students’ level of engagement influences their performances. \u003cb\u003eThe author recommends practices that can improve the validity of students’ assessment performances by minimizing sources of bias, using culturally responsive assessment tools, and adopting strategies likely to increase students’ engagement with assessment tasks\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical resource provides \u003cb\u003esubject-specific approaches\u003c\/b\u003e for improving the cultural and social relevance of assessment tools and offers \u003cb\u003eguidance for evaluating existing assessment instruments\u003c\/b\u003e for bias, language complexity, and accessibility issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearch-based recommendations for improving assessment fairness, validity, and cultural\/social relevance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractices that have been shown to improve the effectiveness of classroom assessments in supporting student learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcrete examples of how to create culturally relevant assessment tasks that target valued learning goals in language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science classrooms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendixes that provide tools educators can use to improve grading practices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Catherine S. Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037219815526,"sku":"9780807780992","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807780992.jpg?v=1771608232","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/culturally-and-socially-responsible-assessment_9780807780992","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}