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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