A former graduate student of mine is looking for alternative ways of
learning assessment in a professional context that is compatible with a
sociocultural approach (see below). Can you help her, please? I'd appreciate
you help.
Thanks,
Eugene
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Eugene Matusov
School of Education
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
Office (302) 831-1266
Fax (302) 831-4445
email ematusov who-is-at udel.edu
Website http://ematusov.soe.udel.edu/
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> I am writing to you to ask you to recommend some readings to me.
> For my research article (semester project) in Applied Human
> Development, I am looking at some alternative methods of
> assessment in medical licensure, such as clinical simulations and
> rating scales. I am wondering if these methods of assessment can
> work within the socio-cultural perspective.
>
> In one of the readings from last Spring in EDST 820 "On Claims
> that Answer the Wrong Questions" by James Greeno, I found some
> information about assessment, and I have found a reference to an
> article in Educational Assessment he wrote called "A Case study
> of Systemic Aspects of Assessment Technologies" but I haven't got
> a copy yet. He also refers to a 1996 NAEP report that addresses
> assessment by him, Pearson, and Schoenfeld, but I haven't got to
> look at that yet either. Can you recommend any other papers,
> articles or books that describe assessments that would work
> within the socio-cultural perspective? Thanks!