Now in paperback!br br The most comprehensive and exhaustive treatise available on the imperative to change the ways we test and assess student performance...it will become a major reference work for supporters of student-centered assessment.br br --Educational Leadershipbr br A 'must' book for the on-going debate on American school reform.br br --Theodore R. Sizer, chairman, Coalition of Essential Schoolsbr br What is assessment and how does testing differ from it Why are performance tests, by themselves, not an adequate system of student assessment How might we better test our tests beyond current technical standards And why won't increased national testing offer the accountability of schools we so sorely need In Assessing Student Performance, Grant P. Wiggins explores these questions and clarifies the limits of testing in an assessment system. He analyzes problematic practices in test design and formats that prevent students from explaining their answers. By showing us tha