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Human Diversity, Assessment in Education and the Achievement of Excellence and Equity LSA SAT AfL

Author(s):
Boykin, A. Wade
Publication Year:
2013
Source:
Paper prepared for The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
43
Subject/Key Words:
The Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, High Stakes Testing, Social Justice, Large-Scale Assessments (LSA), National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Assessment for Learning (AfL), Curriculum, Achievement Gap, Context, SAT, Diversity

Abstract

This essay explores the paradox between the origins of assessment as a vehicle for equity and the contemporary tendency of assessment to be used for exclusionary purposes. The author provides a framework for more proactively addressing issues of race, culture, excellence, equity, and assessment in education.

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