It is frequently quoted in other works on performance assessment, as well as training materials used throughout the country. This book is the definitive work in the field and is very highly recommended. This book builds on previous work on thinking skills by Marzano and his colleagues. The strength of this book is its unique and excellent set of sample scoring rubrics that can be applied to a wide variety of tasks. Unlike many assessment texts, the orientation here is on practical classroom applications rather than statistics.
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Although it's a few years old, this extremely well-written book is still worth reading for its comprehensive and insightful examination of current issues in both standardized and alternative assessments. The writing style is lively and useful examples abound. This is a revised version of ISBE's 1988 handbook. It's being updated to reflect the Illinois Public School Accreditation System's great emphasis on performance assessments, reliability and validity. This is a bibliography developed by the Test Center at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.