Unlearned lessons
Subtitle: six stumbling blocks to our schools' success
By: W. James Popham
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781934742150; 9781934742143
Subjects: Public schools; Education; Aims and objectives
Other titles: Six stumbling blocks to our schools' success; 6 stumbling blocks to our schools' success
Description: "Why is it, writes noted assessment expert W. James Popham, that today s educators seem almost compelled to replicate their predecessors blunders? Looking back over a career of more than fifty years in education, Popham identifies six key unlearned lessons in education and reflects More...on their impact on schools, teachers, and students. In an account enlivened by personal anecdotes and the unique perspective gained from long experience, he shows how each of these six mistakes has persisted over time, gives examples of encounters with these mistakes in the course of his professional career, and points the way toward straightforward solutions. This lucid and powerful book belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of education and the intersection between assessment, policy, and instruction" -- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-162) and index.
Table of contents: title: Too many curricular targets; title: The underutilization of classroom assessment; title: A preoccupation with instructional process; title: The absence of affective assessment; title: Instructionally insensitive accountability tests; title: Abysmal assessment literacy; title: The Wyoming story.