Assessing Reading 1 : Theory and Practice.

This book focuses on theoretical and methodological issues, though with a clear series of links to practices in assessment, especially state and national approaches to classroom based assessment in the USA, UK and Australia.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harrison, Colin
Other Authors: Salinger, Terry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : RoutledgeFalmer, 1998.
Series:Assessing reading.
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures; List of Contributors; Introduction; Responsive reading assessment: is postmodern assessment of reading possible?; Ten dilemmas of performance assessment; Feminist poststructuralist perspectives on the language of reading assessment: authenticity and performance; Australian perspectives on the assessment of reading: can a national approach to literacy assessment be daring and progressive?; Assessing reading in the English National Curriculum; The national assessment of reading in the USA.
  • New emphasis on old principles: the need for clarity of purpose and of assessment method in national testing and for national monitoringCurriculum-based assessment of reading in England and Wales: a national pilot study; Taking a closer look: a Scottish perspective on reading assessment; Using direct evidence to assess student progress: how the Primary Language Record supports teaching and learning; Challenging the assessment context for literacy instruction in first gr.