The match between current national assessment initiatives in reading and validated dimensions of authentic assessment

"The current emphasis on national standards and accountability in education is accompanied by a burgeoning concern for educating individuals who are able to competently perform complex tasks necessary for success in ""real world"" situations. The ability to perform flexibly in ""real world"" situations implies movement toward authentic assessment of high-level thinking skills that match criterion performance settings and transcend traditional subject matter divisions. Recognizing the cognitive complexity of reading and the need for critical and evaluative reading in diverse situations, assessment and standards initiatives have strived to provide a more authentic assessment of reading processes than that which is found in previous standardized tests."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education, Tests and Measurements

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Winking, Deborah L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• DeStefano, Lizanne

• Education, Tests and Measurements
• Education, Educational Psychology
• Education, Reading

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1994 Winking, Deborah L.

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9503352
(UMI)AAI9503352

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21948