Culturally Responsive Assessment in Classrooms and Large-Scal... - 9781032504919

Culturally Responsive Assessment in Classrooms and Large-Scale ContextsTheory, Research, and Practice\nAuthor(s): Carla M. Evans, Catherine S. Taylor\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032504919, 978-1032504919\nSynopsis\nCulturally Responsive Assessment in Classrooms and Large-Scale Contexts explores how scholars and professionals in educational measurement and assessment can use the unique cultural and social identities of students to shape assessment purpose, design, implementation, use, and validation processes. Despite the sheer diversity of student populations in the United States, the tools used to understand their performance and progress have not substantively changed in decades. Large-scale testing and related policies still privilege culturally neutral test content, standardization, and comparability. Classroom assessments often mimic these procedures, even though rich tasks and activities could easily .