Culturally and Socially Responsible Assessment – Theory, Research, and Practice

Culturally and Socially Responsible AssessmentTheory, Research, and Practice\nAuthor(s): Catherine S. Taylor, Susan Bobbitt Nolen, James A. Banks\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807766880, 978-0807766880\nSynopsis\nThis 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 common-sense notion of validity, this book explains how current K12 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.