Culturally and socially responsible assessment : theory, research, and practice / Catherine Taylor with Susan B. Nolen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Catherine S., author.

Nolen, Susan Bobbitt, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)

Multicultural education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Test bias--United States.

Test bias.

Educational evaluation--United States.

Educational evaluation.

Children of minorities--Education (Elementary).

Children of minorities.

United States.

Children of minorities--Education (Elementary)--United States.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

xix, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2022]

Summary:

"This book addresses a problem that affects the work of all educators: how traditional methods of assessment undermine the capacity of schools to serve students with diverse cultural and social backgrounds and identities. Anchored in a commonsense notion of validity, this book explains how current K-12 assessment practices are grounded in the language, experiences, and values of the dominant White culture. It presents a timely review of research on bias in classroom and large-scale assessments, as well as research on how students' level of engagement influences their performances. The author recommends practices that can improve the validity of students' assessment performances by minimizing sources of bias, using culturally responsive assessment tools, and adopting strategies likely to increase students' engagement with assessment tasks. This practical resource provides subject-specific approaches for improving the cultural and social relevance of assessment tools and offers guidance for evaluating existing assessment instruments for bias, language complexity, and accessibility issues."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Assessment in Diverse Classrooms

Diversity in Schools

What Is Assessment?

Validity Theory and Fair Assessment

The State of Classroom Assessment Practices

Improving the Validity of Classroom Assessment for Diverse Learners

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and the Validity of Classroom Assessment

Communities of Practice and the Validity of Classroom Assessment Practices

Where Do We Go From Here?

2. Bias and Sensitivity Issues in Classroom Assessment

What Is Bias in Assessment?

Impact of Teacher Attitudes and Beliefs on Formal and Informal Assessment of Students

Bias in Students, Scores on Tests and Other Assignments

Strategies for Minimizing Cultural, Racial, Gender, and Language Bias in Large-Scale Tests

Potential for Bias in Computer-Administered Tests

Potential for Bias in Published Classroom Assessments

Minimizing Bias in Classroom Assessments

The Role of Community in Reducing Bias in Assessment

Conclusion

3. Culturally Relevant and Socially Responsive Assessment

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy

Summary of Culturally Relevant, Responsive, and Sustaining Pedagogy

Culturally and Socially Responsive Assessment

Developing Culturally and Socially Responsive Assessment Tools

Culturally and Socially Responsive Assessment: Last Thoughts

4. Student Engagement and Assessment

Student Engagement: A Review of Research

Factors That Improve Engagement of Students

Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement During Assessment Events

The Challenges of Making Assessment Engaging for All Students

5. A Situative Perspective on Assessment in Diverse Classrooms

A Situative Perspective

Implications of a Situative Perspective on Classroom Assessment Practices

Communities of Practice and Culturally Responsive Assessment

Summary

6. Developing Assessments for Diverse Classrooms

Development of Culturally and Socially Responsive Assessment Tools

Unpacking Standards for Relevant and Responsive Assessment

Models for Culturally and Socially Responsible Reading Assessment

Culturally and Socially Relevant Assessment in Social Studies

Culturally and Socially Relevant Assessment in the Sciences

The Challenge for Culturally and Socially Relevant and Responsive Mathematics Assessment

Books by Authors With Diverse Cultural and Social Identities to Support Reading and Social Studies Assessment

Concluding Remarks

7. Resources and Tools

pt. 1 Working in Communities of Practice to Examine Published and Teacher-Developed Classroom Assessments

pt. 2 Resources for Teacher Learning Through Books About Assessment, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, and Multicultural Education.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-254).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780807766897

0807766895

9780807766880

0807766887

OCLC:

1277277169