Innovative Assessment for the 21st Century

1. Prelude: Assessment for the 21st Century
Valerie J. Shute, Betsy Jane Becker

2. Human Action and Social Groups as the Natural Home of Assessment: Thoughts on 21st Century Learning and Assessment
James Paul Gee

3. Growing Learning and Assessment in the 21st Century
King D. Beach

4. Aiming at Learning: Assessment as the Critical Link
Mari Pearlman

5. Sharpening the Aim: Making Strides to Create an Assessment Culture in Schools
Lynn Wicker

6. Using Evidence Centered Design to Think About Assessments
Russell G. Almond

7. Thinking About Assessments in a Transitional Time
Kris Ellington, Vincent Verges

8. Participatory Assessment of 21st Century Proficiencies
Daniel T. Hickey, Michelle A. Honeyford, Katie A. Clinton, Jenna McWilliams

9. Making Assessment Relevant to Students, Teachers, and Schools
Joseph A. Martineau, Vincent J. Dean

10. Automated Essay Scoring in a High Stakes Testing Environment
Mark D. Shermis

11. Assessing Change in Learners’ Causal Understanding Using Sequential Analysis and Causal Maps
Allan C. Jeong

12. Development and Use of a Tool for Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness in Grades K-12
Alysia D. Roehrig, Eric Christesen

13. Epilogue: Achieving Quality 21st Century Assessment
Betsy Jane Becker, Valerie J. Shute

Keywords: Education, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Psychometrics, Learning & Instruction